It was brought to my attention as I hazily checked my blackberry for twitter updates, wiping the sleep from my eyes, I promptly switched my TV onto BBC news. I was shocked and shaken by the magnitude of the disaster. I was presented with images of a large ship and cars being swept away by the tsunami and ramming directly into breakwater and bridges, solid buildings and infrastructures, once solid were now shaking like jelly and crumbling like a game of jenga. I can't even begin to think about the devastation in the smaller cities and villages. The world is on tsunami alert, with water levels higher than some pacific islands
With all these natural disasters happening so close together, in addition to worldwide political unrest, war and famine, I'm finding it very hard ignore the association with God and what's written in the book of revelations. Believe what you want to believe, but you can't deny something major is happening in the world that goes beyond a simple coincidence. Looking at my timeline on Twitter everyone has something to say about it; some are sending well wishes and prayers, some are stating its the end times, some are heartless enough to make jokes (to those that do, remember karma) all in all the majority of tweets note that we should be thankful for the lives we have.
Now I ask, why is it that we need natural disasters, other peoples anguish and misfortune to realise that the things that we complain about are minute and we are actually blessed?? Hardly seems altruistic! And then to add insult to injury, as soon as the media hype has died down we'll forget.
So I urge you, to take time out everyday to reflect and focus on the positive aspects of your life. Pray if you're religious, Take opportunities, try something new and don't hold hate in your heart, because if we are going to learn anything from these events, we have to remember that our lives fly by and can end as quickly as a candle is blown out....
Kisses+Hugs
xoxo
