Natural catastrophes happen. At school, we study the basics about earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, tsunamis, storms, and more. Meanwhile, scientists have been studying, investigating, analysing these phenomena over the years. There’s no doubt that they have been doing their best — researching, trying to find solutions to help and save lives whenever disasters happen, but they can’t prevent them.
Scientists can create robots, smart technologies, and floating cities in the sky or on the seas, but they can never recreate this world, this earth, even this tree I am looking at through the window. And they truely know this fact. They understand that when faced with natural phenomena, their ulimate abilities and genius can mainly focus on predictions, solutions, and protections — there’s no way to prevent, challenge, or defeat them. Creation is not man-made, but divinely crafted by the One Creator.
It’s heartbreaking when you hear, see, or read about innocent victims losing their lives, or those of their beloved ones, in any of these catastrophes. But as we say in Arabic, there are many causes of death, but death is the same. In other words, when one’s time comes, they will pass away whether because of a natural catastrophe or peacefully in their cosy bed.
Now, let’s turn to human inhumanity, which causes more damage, more cruelty, more bloodshed than what natural catastrophes ever do. Do you know why? Because human inhumanity destroys all noble and humane concepts that could help create a new beginning. During natural catastrophes, kindness, sympathy, and goodness are revived, spread, and shared by people around the world. However, in human inhumanity, the world takes sides. The news of innocent victims is suppressed, ignored, and marginalised.
Would you pay a little attention to that brief, end ‐of -the news addition about those innocent victims of inhumanity in other parts of the world, and at least remember them in your prayers?
With hope and peace,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 