A class in humility

Yesterday's accidental diet led to today's intentional photos.

Some time ago while watching 2012 with my family, I started wondering about natural disasters.

Yes they're a damn shame and God, the amount of innocent lives claimed. I shudder at a life unlived, and all these people never had a chance. The amount of pain I truly feel whenever I hear tragedy is genuine. I cannot imagine the survivors' guilt. May all victims rest forever in peace.

But yet, natural disasters are one of Nature's top wonders.

In fact, it is singularly the top wonder.

At any time, should a man (I'm thinking Donald Trump but there are more, I'm sure) thinks himself above his peers having attained either wealth, or power, or a delicious combination of both, all God has to do is stretch his fingers and send a potent gift his way.

At any time, should the scientists and the researchers believe themselves to be above God by being able to perform things and revolutionize our lives with a new invention or discovery (I always thought nuclear power was the most godless thing to happen to mankind), all He has to do is let a smile play on his lips as he flicks his wrist.

He sends a crushing tsunami, a roaring earthquakes, a raging hurricane.

And all of humanity is humbled again.

While I am conflicted about what I truly believe in, whether it's Taoism or Catholicism, I would like to think there's a new world for those who die. Maybe it is my overwhelming fear of dying that drives that belief. But eventually I will, and I hope it will not be on a mass-scale.

Isn't it impressive? That nothing can level the world like a natural disaster can.

Not your nuclear weapons.

Not your puny wars.

Only God's will.

But then again, I always believe that one day, someone will come up with a way to control the weather. When that day comes, all of humanity will fall to him. Our final physical frontier is weather control. Let's not go into space, it's too uncharted and uncertain. But definitively, weather control is the final frontier.

A man who can control the weather, will become the ruler of the world.

I read about it once in a Sidney Sheldon book and have been poisoned by the exciting idea since. The main lead would cause droughts to countries that refused to cooperate with him, and bless allies with unlimited rainfall as he so pleased. He conjured hurricanes and tsunamis and earthquakes.

With every single mention of a peculiar weather, I wonder if it's a far-off research facility finally grazing the surface of this forbidden power. With every odd snowfall and skyrocket of heat, I wonder if it's someone teasing a newly-developed set of controls like a radio knob.

What wouldn't I give to be the team who discovers how to control weather?

To take away from God the last thing he thought he had?

Wow this post has digressed ridiculously.

It ends here.

I'm going to go check on the weather!

 









Finally met my better half after his sail!