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The Beauty of Disasters
The Boston marathon will forever be damaged goods from now until eternity. No matter how anyone wants to not think of the tragic day even if not in their immediate thoughts will hang on subliminally.
During the crisis in Boston total strangers were opening their homes to runners not able to get home, offering free food and shelter to total strangers.
A few restaurants offered free WiFi and just a gathering place to hang out and were told to order what you like, pay what you can, even if that's nothing.
There is a beauty In the face of disaster.On Kaua'i during the aftermath of Hurricane Iniki the true meaning of aloha was ever present. People become human among all the chaos and evil of disasters , while the true meaning of humanity comes to light.
If only we could only learn to act like this in the reality of everyday life.
Check out my opinion article in the 04-23-13 edition of the Honolulu Staradvertiser,"Humanity does well in face of disaster." I am copying and pasting since the Staradvertiser has a paywall.
http://staradvertiser.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
During the crisis in Boston, total strangers were opening their homes to runners not able to get home, offering free food and shelter. A few restaurants offered free Wi-Fi and a place to gather. Customers were told to order what they liked and pay what they could, even if was nothing.
There is a beauty in the face of disaster. On Kauai during the aftermath of Hurricane Iniki, the true meaning of aloha was ever present. People become human among all the chaos and evil of disasters, while the true meaning of humanity comes to light.
If only we could learn to act like this every day.
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7 comments:
not damaged goods. definiton of damage "Harm or injury to property or a person, resulting in loss of value or the impairment of usefulness. " there is no loss of value, in fact the Boston Marathon will forever stand for strength, heroism,perseverance,cooperation,...
Figure of speech Martini... Remember it cannot rain cats and dogs and stuff cannot cost an arm and a leg, the beauty of the English language is idioms!
What idiom did you use and my feeble brain missed?
"damaged goods..."
Good one Rabbi,we survived Pearl Harbor & 9-11 we can survive anything,so beware Kim & Bin Laden,one down & the drones are ready !!!
Mahalo my Uncle!
i like cats and dogs better
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