Humans are such an amalgam of beliefs and failings and accomplishments – perhaps our refusal to see or acknowledge that we are all connected is fear that if we do, there won’t be enough (of whatever is most important to us) to go around. Hoarding, I think, whether of emotion or object, makes us mean and jealous and one-eyed. There will be people who reach out to help the Japanese and others who will say that “God” is punishing them, and still others who will shrug and say, “Nature will take its course.” As individuals we always get to choose what path we take next, what thoughts we will entertain, what credo we will adopt. Those of us who believe we are interconnected will act in accordance, reaching out to help those who suffer, knowing from experience or expectation that our own turn will come.
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