Tsunami

"...And the battlefield where heaven stood

Was blown to hell again

But for just one fleeting moment

The answer seemed so clear

Heaven's not beyond the clouds

It's just beyond the fear

No heaven's not beyond the clouds

It's for us to find it here..."

--"Belleau Wood", Garth Brooks

Well, unless you don't listen to the news, or, are just very demented and sick, you should know about the disaster in Southeast Asia. I find myself astounded, and even more so by the sheer accuracy this event could be predicted. It frightened me more then anything else. The lack of a system or something, has only made the thing worse. I guessed on monday that the body count would double, although it did even more than that.
About a year ago, I watched a show on tsunamis. Amazingly, the show's example of an earthquake was freaky. And the sheer volume of the earthquake that caused the tsunami scared the hell out of me. Out of my ear, though, the earthquake, if it follows my greatest fear, kills at least a million... Well, then I will start repenting fast. I mean, the earthquake affected the rotation of the earth.
Ah well. The US lucked out once again. We weren't hit. Thank God, I guess.
Its times like this, when the Christian/Jewish strain in the US is kicking in. The American streak of charity is going to help people. And that is a good thing, even if others think were just cowboys or police or etc.
I pray everyone out there is safe and that those in the wake of the disaster will soon return to their normal lives.

"Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand."

--Native American Proverb