BY RUSSELL TURNER
FORCES OF MAN AND NATURE
We humans like to believe that everything in our lives will be the same tomorrow and the same next year. Many of us will plan our lives on that premise; while we may have a good job and comfortable living, we assume that we will always have the good job. Just look at the way we purchase the things that we want in life, it is very rare for most people to have the money to pay cash for a new automobile, nearly everyone will finance the new car for 5 or 6 years. The sad reality is very seldom do things remain constant; there are always upheavals and storms on the horizon that can totally change our lives in a matter of minutes. The people in Moore, Oklahoma experienced a huge upheaval when the F5 tornado destroyed much of their city.
I was impressed with the courage and strength that my fellow Oklahomans showed in the aftermath of the storm. I heard many of them express their faith in God and gratitude to him for protecting them through the storm. I have found out from tragedies in my own life, those misfortunes can make us realize what is really important in our lives.
Things like family, freedom and the American dream we often take for granted, if we lose those things all of the wealth and money we have cannot replace them. On the other hand possessions such as autos or boats are just things that can be easily replaced. As bad as the disaster was it could have been much worse, if it had not been for the weathermen in the area I am sure that the loss of life would have been much worse. We rely upon the weathermen to watch the atmospheric conditions, review all of the information and to warn us about any potential storms. In my case I also survived a tornado several years ago; while it wasn’t on the scale of the F5 in Moore, it instilled in me the respect for the forces of nature. Fortunately a weatherman in Tulsa gave a tornado warning for my area and suggested people in my area take cover immediately.
I understand that the forces of nature and those that we humans impose on ourselves can have a devastating effect on our lives. Myself and other conservative writers feel strongly about the condition of our nation. I would like to think that we are as devoted as the weathermen in reporting the storms of life. While meteorologists look at the atmospheric conditions, we look at trends of government and black and white economics. If the people of Moore had not headed the warning of the weathermen the situation would have been much worse. For far too long we Americans have been voting for benefits instead of liberty; if we don’t head the warnings our whole nation will feel the pain.
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