One thing I've noticed in all the news reports about the recent disaster in Japan is the lack of stories of looting. Sure, there isn't much left after the tsunami came through but that doesn't usually stop the have nots from taking whatever they can from someone who might have only a little. Whenever I think of the worst possible scenario, the first worry that comes to mind is how to protect my family and whatever provisions we might still have on hand. You think about the most productive way to get through a crisis and that would be to share equally. I've heard so many people, however, say that they will do anything for their children. One guy actually said that if his children are thirsty, he WILL take water away from another person. Guess that's where the basic human kindness goes to pot because taking away someone else's water for your child, condemns the victim's children to dehydration. I'd like to think that people would give consideration to a potential situation as a whole and make sure all the children had a sip of water equally.
I don't have a good feeling about our neighborhood. We actually did have an evaculation alert several years ago in the wake of a massive fire bearing down on our neighborhood. No soon had the police recommended we evacuate, trucks with young men started prowling the area with no good intent in mind. Many of us did pack our cars but stayed poised in our driveways to protect our home to the last minute . . . from these predtors not the fire!
Our modern world provides much potential for disaster. We do have to plan ahead and store extra provisions. We also have to pray that adversity brings out decent behavior from everyone and not an opportunity to get away with murder.
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