What's on my mind? How fragile life is. How things - possessions - memories - can easily be lost. How the unexpected can touch & alter people's lives. How miserable this world can be. And how we have contributed to this misery in some stupid way or ways.Are we learning our bitter lessons now? Or do we need another disaster or calamity to tell us to love...
ourselves,
life,
people,
Mother Earth, and
our God BETTER!
MUCH MUCH BETTER!
Where to from here?
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Sindhu :) said...
The world would be so much more a better place to live in if we could only stop for a moment to look around ourselves and give a thought to people/beings around us!
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- Ellen said...
Hi Sindhu,
How true. Sadly, we tend to take for granted those things which truly matter most. Maybe that's human nature. But then we also fail to understand that we are gifted with 'free will' and by this we can try to change us. And that by changing ourselves, we can hope to change the world and truly make it a better place.
Tall order? Maybe. But who's stopping us from trying? :-)
Being Pramoda... said...hi ellen,
good qsn..i dont have answer nw..may be humans can answer this with time..lets hope for the best .. thanks for ur wishes..yaa at our place also it hit very badly,,:(
hwo abt the recovery thr?-
- Ellen said...
Hi Pram,
Yes, you're right, some things can only be answered in time. But maybe we could help it quickly along by laying the groundwork now.
Recovery here is ongoing. Slow due to some inadequacies but pushing hard. Gratitude flows towards the thousands who have lent their hands, time, energies, hearts, skills, talents, resources... both the public and private sectors, domestic and international .. in giving help where help was urgently needed. And still is. Steadfast prayers will undoubtedly set our battered sails to safer ground. I wish the same too for your own disaster stricken areas.
God bless you and your people.
Its pretty strange how people get carried away by material things in search of some temporary happiness while they end up ignoring the really valuable things in life.
ReplyDeleteThe world would be so much more a better place to live in if we could only stop for a moment to look around ourselves and give a thought to people/beings around us!
hi ellen,
ReplyDeletegood qsn..i dont have answer nw..may be humans can answer this with time..lets hope for the best .. thanks for ur wishes..yaa at our place also it hit very badly,,:(
hwo abt the recovery thr?
Hi Sindhu,
ReplyDeleteHow true. Sadly, we tend to take for granted those things which truly matter most. Maybe that's human nature. But then we also fail to understand that we were gifted with 'free will' and by this we can hope and try to change us. And that by changing ourselves, we can change the world and truly make it a better place.
Tall order? Maybe. But who's stopping us from trying? :-)
Hi Pram,
ReplyDeleteYes, you're right, some things can only be answered in time. But maybe we could help it quickly along by laying the groundwork now.
Recovery here is ongoing. Slow due to some inadequacies but pushing hard. Gratitude flows towards the thousands who have lent their hands, time, energies, hearts, skills, talents, resources... both in the public and private sectors... in giving help where help is urgently needed. Steadfast prayers will undoubtedly set our battered sails to safer ground. I wish the same too for your own disaster stricken areas.
God bless you and your people.