world in shambles
What is becoming of this world...I have been out of touch with news, because of my hectic schedule. So today, when I chanced upon the Bali bombings on the newspaper, I thought it was the 2002 case, and the authorities had re-discovered new leads or something. Only just now did I realised that it was a second bombing. And my heart sank.
The news covered an extensive report about the number of deaths and injured, the amateur videos, interviews from survivors, life in Bali after Saturday... It's just so saddening. Sigh. There are people who are suffering from the loss of loved ones, there are indonesians who have to continue to work despite the bombings because that's their only way of survival, there are those who narrowly escape death...
It's unnerving to know that we live in such an unpredictable world. The world has not seen these many deaths before (or maybe I just haven't lived long enough to experience such events). Already there were the two bombings in UK, the dengue fever (albeit smaller in scale but had still cost some lives), the hurrican katrina and rita, typhoon longwang, and now this. Be they man-made or natural disasters, precious lives are just taken away without any warning or preparation. And yes, it does seem like the end times are coming soon, though we will never know for sure.
Life is indeed short. How many of such events must take place before we start realising this important fact? We moan and groan about the workload that's weighing down on us, perhaps never stopping to think that there could be people grappling with even greater issues. It's time to start appreciating the security we have in Singapre, but at the same time, not let our guard down. Above all, thank the Lord for his providence and ask for His healing hand to be on those who are in pain.
posted by solitude @ 9:28 PM
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