Thursday, December 30, 2004
>Helpless in the face of Nature's wrath
Another excerpt of the December 29, 2004 editorial of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
THE UNPARALLELED destruction wrought by the magnitude 9 earthquake that shook up the floor of the Indian Ocean and caused huge tsunamis that traveled faster than a jumbo jet reminds us humans of our own helplessness in the face of Nature's wrath. As many as 70,000 people may have been killed, including the grandson of the king of Thailand who was jet-skiing when the huge waves swallowed him. On the other hand, the incredibly huge swath of damage to property and infrastructure in 10 countries cannot as yet be assessed and quantified. The recent tragedy is a most humbling experience for the human race, but the international mobilization of relief, predicted to be the biggest in history, is also a lesson in the oneness of humanity.
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