Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Non-Stop Raining

That's exactly what is happening in the Philippines right now. As a result, there is flooding in most of Metro Manila which has killed several people already. This situation is very much like what happened last year when a typhoon named 'Ondoy' hit the country. The only difference this time is there is NO typhoon. It's just rain...non-stop. This just goes to show that with or without a typhoon, such disaster is very much possible there. Why? It's a combination of a lot of things. We can blame the government but we cannot deny the fact that the people who are affected the most have a big part to it as well. People need to be more responsible and know that their actions ~ day to day actions ~ can and will have an impact in situations such as this one.

Help is needed obviously. I'm sure many people will help just like last time. But afterwards...what? Do we go back to the old ways only for something like this be repeated again? I honestly feel bad that many people are in such dire situations right now. I just hope that they learn their ways. That's all. Everyone has to do his part to prevent something of this magnitude to happen again. We cannot always depend on other people or the government to help us. Or blame others for the situation we're in. We have to help ourselves. That's just how life is. I'm sorry if this sounds cold but it's sad to see the same people be in the same situation over and over again. When are we going to learn?

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