be thankful

ok, i've realised that i've neglected the blog again..

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 :)