I was watching a number of online video clips on the typhoon these few days. It is really heart wrenching. The destruction caused by the weather..... Whole village buried in mud...
Nature certainly has great power, and when it unleashes its fury, the consequences and toll on people along its path are at times devastating. There have been too many examples recently near home, the Aceh Earthquake/Tsuanmi, the Shichuan Earthquake and now the Typhoon in Taiwan.
Sitting in front of my laptop/TV, thousands of kilometres away and seeing the images of destruction still cause discomfort. Really hope these people did not need to go through this hardship.
Drought in some areas and floods in others. Are the increasing incidences of these disasters a result of global warming and partly caused by us?
We are indeed very very fortunate to live in Singapore where there have been no records (at least what I know) of natural disasters. I certainly hope we stay disaster free. Let us be more involved in our daily lifes in protecting the environment. May help reach these people sooon.
You can do transference of merits to them after you've done something good, like eating vegetarian food, listening to a Dharma talk, chanting, etc. May they be alleviated from suffering soon!
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