Post Sandy Message from Breakboy Nrg
As the rainfall and intense winds subside, as the power and water supply return sporadically, as downed trees, foliage, light poles and power lines are cleaned up and put right, and as businesses reopen, the progressive return to normalcy is clear in sight. With this return to the norms of our day to day life, it would be good to reflect on how fortunate we are, 1) to have survived with so little loss and 2) for the disaster itself. I always find a need to remind everyone including myself that the purpose of the gift of life is to have the opportunity to become better, to evolve. This disaster as with all others gives us an opportunity to come into another frame of mind. When faced with an impending disaster, usually in Jamaica’s case, hurricanes. we shift into high anxiety mode, we head for the supermarket and/or hardware store, in an effort to implement our 10 point disaster preparedness plan, we closely monitor the updates on TV, radio or the internet...