there's something that i really want & till i get it, i guess i wont be so frequent in writing more here
by the time i get it i think only will i be more hardworking in updating entries
anyway, was lucky to reach home before the heavy downpour *phew*
was walking under the rain (good thing it just started to drizzle lightly)
the frightening thing however was the sight of lightning every now & then
and the scary thunder sound
it happened before that someone had gotten struck by lightning/thunder? from what i heard
yet cut out the fact we know staying at certain places like on top of a high rise building would increase the possibility of getting struck by lightning
we still might never know who might be the unfortunate one
sometimes we're too often stuck with the 'myth' that lightning only strikes the evil people
or if you're not filial enough according to chinese stories
so as just now walking out in that stormy weather, my conscience hit me too
ran a quick moral check in my mind whether i've done bad things in my life
hopefully i hadn't *fingers crossed
it was a scary moment having those thoughts
afraid that at any time the lightning might just strike me
but luckily i reached home shortly after that, safe & sound
anyway, what came to me then was how we should be thankful that we have a home we can go back to every day after work/school
this reminded me of how good it is having a rooftop over our heads that protect us from harm & the sometimes 'merciless' weather
imagine if we're in Haiti & our houses collapsed due to the high magnitude earthquake
where would we be possibly standing at?
where would we take cover?
where can we find a strong shelter to avoid the thunder, lightning & rain?
disasters are taking place more commonly now
and the weather's going crazy these days
yet, in the midst of everything that occurred around the world,
like in this tropical country we have here
there has never really been much of any events of natural disasters
except for droughts or floods sometimes
people get traumatized & fearful after such dreadful disasters
and we would never really understand fully how those who've experienced them feel, having survived through that kind of ordeal,
in between life & death situations
family of victims dealing with the pain of losing their loved ones
i reckon,
at the end of the day,
if you think you're lucky enough not being in that situation
we should face each day with greater gratitude
and live life meaningfully
after all,
life is unpredictable & we should really appreciate it more :)
