Vasu Reddy From Chicago
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Franken storm Sandy did tens of billions of damage, and millions of people in danger and without basic facilities even after a week of the monster storm passing through the east coast of the United States. It has been a week since the big storm and many millions are still without power and basic amenities that are a part and parcel of daily life in the United States. Before and after the storm the people and the services were well aware of the strength of the storm and the possible impact it might have on the areas affected by the storm.
The devastation was expected, although horrific in looking at the power of nature on all living beings their homes and businesses, and establishments. Slowly but assuredly the people are trying to get back to their homes if they are still intact, and those destroyed trying to grapple with the reality of rebuilding. The public services and governments, and disaster recovery and support services, and everyone involved were apt with their pre-storm warnings and after storm response to the affected.
Little more than a hundred people lost their life, and countless animals along with the loss of homes and neighborhoods. Just looking at the devastation makes one wonder the wrath of nature and its fury against the human encroachment all over the world. There have been enough warnings and signals of global warming and abuse of earth to no end by the habitants. The inhuman attitude human show to the earth is difficult to describe in words, and Sandy’s fury is only a small example of what we have done to our own habitat and what we can expect in the future as the nature’s payback to our misdeeds.
While Sandy’s path certainly awakens the well developed habitat to be wary of the fury of nature and man’s insatiable appetite for destruction of resources around himself, the nature of human behavior is also on display after the massive destruction of human habitat. With entire neighborhoods wiped out or destroyed, and people abandoning the whole towns and vehicles and boats and whatever that was in the way put out of place and no way to control the path of displacement; all done in such abrupt and destructive way, still held the people affected from not doing anything inhuman. There was no abuse of other people’s property, no human behavior that is indecent, and no looting or fighting, nothing that should be alarming to anyone else around.
Two very important aspects of life in the United States makes me document the aftermath of the storm;
1. The people of the United States are well observant of their human nature first and follow the law of the land and rules of engagement without anyone prompting them to do so
2. Tragedy simply makes humans more human and brings out the best human nature out irrespective of who we are and what we are and where we live
vasureddy@aol.com
Franken storm Sandy did tens of billions of damage, and millions of people in danger and without basic facilities even after a week of the monster storm passing through the east coast of the United States. It has been a week since the big storm and many millions are still without power and basic amenities that are a part and parcel of daily life in the United States. Before and after the storm the people and the services were well aware of the strength of the storm and the possible impact it might have on the areas affected by the storm.
The devastation was expected, although horrific in looking at the power of nature on all living beings their homes and businesses, and establishments. Slowly but assuredly the people are trying to get back to their homes if they are still intact, and those destroyed trying to grapple with the reality of rebuilding. The public services and governments, and disaster recovery and support services, and everyone involved were apt with their pre-storm warnings and after storm response to the affected.
Little more than a hundred people lost their life, and countless animals along with the loss of homes and neighborhoods. Just looking at the devastation makes one wonder the wrath of nature and its fury against the human encroachment all over the world. There have been enough warnings and signals of global warming and abuse of earth to no end by the habitants. The inhuman attitude human show to the earth is difficult to describe in words, and Sandy’s fury is only a small example of what we have done to our own habitat and what we can expect in the future as the nature’s payback to our misdeeds.
While Sandy’s path certainly awakens the well developed habitat to be wary of the fury of nature and man’s insatiable appetite for destruction of resources around himself, the nature of human behavior is also on display after the massive destruction of human habitat. With entire neighborhoods wiped out or destroyed, and people abandoning the whole towns and vehicles and boats and whatever that was in the way put out of place and no way to control the path of displacement; all done in such abrupt and destructive way, still held the people affected from not doing anything inhuman. There was no abuse of other people’s property, no human behavior that is indecent, and no looting or fighting, nothing that should be alarming to anyone else around.
All
the destruction and loss of property and life never brought out the savage in
the human who was the root cause for the nature’s fury. Everyone in big or small towns, all of the
people affected were civil and courteous, simply looking at the destruction as
god’s fury, no one was yelling or screaming, no one being blamed, no one was
trying to be uncivil, no one was asking for any favors; everyone looking out
for each other and some cases of extraordinary kindness even towards small
animals is well documented in the days following the huge storm.
Two very important aspects of life in the United States makes me document the aftermath of the storm;
1. The people of the United States are well observant of their human nature first and follow the law of the land and rules of engagement without anyone prompting them to do so
2. Tragedy simply makes humans more human and brings out the best human nature out irrespective of who we are and what we are and where we live
While
it is sad to see some of the most populated area of the United States in the
path of destruction, the display of human side of the country makes one believe
in the land of opportunity as the land of best humane behavior. It is still the most attractive place for
people to live and let others live in peace and kindness. The respect and shared sorrow, and the path
for redevelopment will also yield a better global society, and here is hoping
that we now to begin to respect nature as we should and preserve the resources
around us will make the world a bit safer each day.
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