THE FLOOD
by Shaggy Maggy
There is never going to be another flood like that of the ancient times of Noah. However, the ravaging floods in the Oz State of Queensland is just as frightening, devastating chilling as any flood could be. People have lost everything except their lives - things they have loved, treasured, cherished for some all their lives. People are helping, but many things lost are irreplaceable. In some cases their beloved pets which they will never see again. ‘We have to go on’ is the saying in any crisis. Many Queenslanders do not know how or where they will be going on to.
But the feeling of self-preservation exists within most of us. Even though standing stripped of everything, we do not want to lose what we have – the only thing we have, our lives, our ability to reason, to solve problems. No matter how long we have to stand shivering the thought persists that ‘something has to happen sooner or later. We can’t just stay like this forever.’
There is never going to be another flood like that of the ancient times of Noah. However, the ravaging floods in the Oz State of Queensland is just as frightening, devastating chilling as any flood could be. People have lost everything except their lives - things they have loved, treasured, cherished for some all their lives. People are helping, but many things lost are irreplaceable. In some cases their beloved pets which they will never see again. ‘We have to go on’ is the saying in any crisis. Many Queenslanders do not know how or where they will be going on to.
But the feeling of self-preservation exists within most of us. Even though standing stripped of everything, we do not want to lose what we have – the only thing we have, our lives, our ability to reason, to solve problems. No matter how long we have to stand shivering the thought persists that ‘something has to happen sooner or later. We can’t just stay like this forever.’
