Ketsana and Parma: Lessons in Life

Philippines just experienced one of the most devastating flood in so many years. I cannot say that it is one of the worst since I only exist on the face of earth for 29 years...

These two storms/typhoons that just entered Philippine Area of Responsibility somehow taught us some important things in life...

Ketsana (locally known as Ondoy) is just categorized as a mere TROPICAL STORM, not to be feared (I, myself is guilty of this... I underestimated this storm. I even went to October Fest last September 25). A storm is weaker than a cyclone or a typhoon when categorized based on wind speed and gustiness.

But look what happened last weekend (September 26 in particular). It practically washed away Manila and nearby provinces with its nonstop raining. Nobody is prepared for that since it is, as I said earlier, just a "Tropical Storm"... So may people lost their properties, so many lives had been lost...

Then there is Parma (known as Pepeng), which was categorized as a SUPER TYPHOON... Everybody panicked and almost everyone prepared for its wrath this week. But thank God, it changed its course Saturday (Oct. 3) morning...

What are the lessons behind this? I can think of some and here they are:

• We can never be too prepared for anything that might happen...
• We should throw our garbage at the right places
• Nobody can really predict Nature...
• It is good to be prepared but it is always FAITH that will save us...
• The underestimated always ends up being the one that hit the most...
• Nature doesn't choose based on status, wealth, popularity, etc... It would hit and will hit hard in due time...
• Yes, industrialization cannot be stopped in parallel with Nature's destruction; but when its payback time, its payback time.
  

I am so thankful for today... I had been praying for this... Philippines has not yet recovered from Ondoy's wrath and it is very lucky indeed that Pepeng changed its course. I hope that the good weather continues :)