So the news of the hurricane has been all over the news as of late. I myself wasn't sure how bad it was until i saw the images on TV earlier today. Having gotten hit with the storm when it was still just a category 1 hurricane, it didn't do quite nearly as much damage as what it's done so far in other parts of the country. But TV was one of the things it did take away, so I never saw the whole effect of the storm until recently. It really caught everyone by surprise down here in Miami though. The Thursday that it hit, I was on my way to meet up with a friend after convincing ourselves that "it's like a catagory 0.5, it's nothing". Then on my way it started to rain. First lightly. Then harder. And harder. So finally I called him up and said it's better to call it off. Then I get home and a few hours later electricity is gone, as are our cell phones' reception for some reason. We were one of the lucky ones since the lights came back on about a day and a half later. But as I type this, there are still many friends who have no electricity. The whole mess just goes to show how much you really cannot predict what our sweet sweet Mother Earth is planning to do. Dear Gaia has her own ways and no meteorologist will ever be able to predict her movements, no matter how much schooling he has completed.
Anywho, I was sitting around trying to come up with something to say about the whole thing and as I distracted myself, I came across what my cousin Jeff from Minnesota had to say about it in his blog. When I read it, I immediately acknowledged the fact that I could never say it better myself. Instead of trying to top it, I'm just going to copy and paste it over here:
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Usually this blog is a place of laughter. But my heart goes to my brothers and sisters (and their families around the world) suffering in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast. I truly pray for their protection. Here is a passage relevant to this tragedy:
"Furthermore, these events have deeper reasons. Their object and purpose is to teach man certain lessons...The purpose is that the people of the world may turn to God, the One Protector; that human souls may rely upon His preservation and know that He is the real safety. These events happen in order that man's faith may be increased and strengthened. Therefore, although we feel sad and disheartened, we must supplicate God to turn our hearts to the Kingdom and pray...with faith in His infinite mercy. "
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Jeff Anderson, I salute you.
...i almost did succumb, but then i turbaned up, and i feel a lot better
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FYI (if you don't know): This passage is from 'Abdu'l-Baha, and it was recently used by the NSA in a communication to the Baha'is of the United States concerning the disaster in New Orleans.
Yeah, the Hurricane indeed has had and is still having a great impact. My family has been without electricity or internet for awhile, and my high school back home has been closed until Tuesday. Heh, But hey, it could be worse. There's so much to be thankful for.
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