...right?
These days, it seems that any disaster-type thing that happens is almost immediately eclipsed by yet another disaster-type thing. So far this year it's been the floods in Queensland in January, Earthquakes in New Zealand and Chile in February, and now this terrible situation in Japan. What it really brings to mind for me is just how unpredictable and harsh our planet can be.
Still, I know it's difficult to see sometimes, but really, it could be worse. I mean, I live close to the Brisbane river, which was flooding hardcore--we didn't get any water in our house, and the worst thing that happened to us was that we lost power for three days and had to throw out all our food. But it obviously could have been much worse. Less than a hundred metres from our house, several houses were inundated, and in other suburbs, houses were under water up to their roofs. None of us died or was injured, and we didn't lose what basically constitutes our entire lives.
At the moment, it's difficult to see how the situation in Japan could be worse; there's over 10,000 people missing or feared dead, and the toll is predicted to rise exponentially as the fallout continues. The nuclear situation is incredibly concerning and I can't imagine just how terrifying the situation is for thousands of displaced people, who may have lost their families and loved ones.
What we must remember is that humans, as a whole, are incredibly resilient and adaptable. It may not seem like it now, but life does go on. We have the ability to learn from these things and prepare for similar situations in the future and that is key. We can't predict a lot of these things, but we can sure as heck ensure that we are prepared when they do happen.
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