it really puts things into perspective, doesn't it. the catastrophe that renders evry single one of us exceedingly helpless and besides mourning over the horrendous loss of lives and contributing to the humanitarian efforts, there isn't much we can do at all.

my whining about trivial and inconsequential matters should cease right now. and the feeling of despair over things we cannot have and cannot handle. since they can all be robbed from us in an instant, maybe we ought to give thanks for even these problems that are not of utmost importance to survival, but make life worth living.

i choose to believe that God is still fair and He is still good. even tho it is difficult and seemingly absurd. because His purpose cannot be seen by human eye, but only shown in time. we can only pray for the victims.

and for the rest of us, thank God that He is a God who cares for our emotions and inner struggles, even when we unwittingly, or sometimes willingly, choose to imprison ourselves in them and obliterate the bigger problems of the world out there.