Image via WikipediaWhether you call her a hurricane or tropical storm, Irene was one mean bitch.Finally got power back today after 83+ hours. In a strange way I wish we never got it back. So many have missed the valuable lessons she offered:
- Living with less
- The need to break the addiction to our cell phones, computers, lights, microwaves....
- Nature has a perfect "show" ready for our viewing every minute of the day
- We can never control nature
- We better stop messing up Mother Earth, because when she gets pissed...
Too many are missing the lessons, using those mini-van video systems as a sort of new drive-in theater for their little ones who were lost with their TV sets, game systems, or whining about how long they have been without power (or without ice cream).
We better be prepared for the next round. Survival skills (as simple as cooking over an open fire or knowing how to tie a strong knot) are must skills to learn. The next Irene is just around the corner.
We should all look to other nations and figure out how to survive without a grocery store around the corner, without cell phones to talk with friends, to live with no electricity, Our time may be here soon.
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