Now my plan for my next blog was to be very true to me and discuss the shopping highs and lows of Bombay. However, I have had to put that aside. Today Japan was hit with a devastating catastrophe which has impacted the world exponentially. I, like my mother, was glued to the news to watch developing stories as information poured in from major news stations as well as individuals transfixed to smart phones and tablets. I, of course, am one of them. Shortly after I caught wind of the earthquake, I searched on my tablet and read the updates to my friends as we sat around a table at The International School of Bombay.
Within seconds, my worries and issues of the day were dissolved in the tragedy and chaos of others and it made me start to realize/recognize the value of my current life. I am not keen on living in Mumbai but.. my husband and children are safe....full stop. If there were a tsunami, I am on high ground. If there were an earthquake, I am starting to plan, and if there were terrorists, I know that I have the Canadian embassy to fly me out when needed. IF, and I cross my fingers as I type this, I am not so fortunate, I have the belief in fate and that it is meant to be.
What I find perhaps ironic/ coincidental is that as we praise the impact of social media and its ability to inform us in real time of global events, we also believe we are conquering the planet that we live in. We believe that the distance between places has been reduced to inconsequential and that it will only get better and faster and stronger.
Today, the world has fought back. Within a moment…2:46 pm to be exact…the world has said, “ Not just yet, my friend.”
Technology will never be stronger than nature because nature is a force created over millions/billions of years with the strength, experience, fortitude and humility to infinitely exist within it’s environment.
Man is but a fleeting entity, eager to make it’s mark in the moment but not focused on eternity.
