My Take

There's no denying that Tsunamis fascinate me. I'd seen this documentary when I was young and ever since then I've been a huge fan of it. Come to think of it I like natural disasters, like tornadoes (as immortalised by the film 'Twister'; saw this film at my late grandad's house a gazillion times) , hurricanes and the likes. But Tsunamis definitely top the list. And the deadly Tsunamis in the region that caused destruction catastrophic in proportion only increased my awe for them. It's only water, but it yields immense energy. And the way the wave curls and then crashes, is so grand and awe-inspiring. Nope I'm not exaggerating, 'cos that's just how I feel about Tsunamis.

Thus it was such that when I heard about the disaster, all I cared about was how the media would capture scenes of the killer Tsunami, how towering it was, how potent its force, how magnificent the whole thing was. I didn't really catch how many casualties there were, or how huge the scale of destruction was. Sadly, I just glued myself to the screen and willed the next video to be better than the previous one, to showcase the grandeur of the Tsunami.

Then I saw this picture of a 'lil girl weeping. And then it struck me that hey, people are suffering out there and all you care about is your stoopid Tsunami?? Yep I actually felt guilty about it.

So many innocent lives lost, and many of them were kids. It's in disasters like these that we can't help but feel the vulnerability of humans, and this time against Nature's fury, no less. If terrrorists could wipe out thousands and thousands, Mother Nature can do even worse.

Just my take on the disaster.
May all the unfortunate souls rest in eternal peace.