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Contrary to popular belief, this picture does not depict an actual tsunami but instead, large open sea waves surrounding Mt Fuji from Thiry-six views of Mt Fuji
Today I wondered seriously if the many prophecies conspiracy theorist nod knowingly to about the world coming to an end soon do in fact have some grounding in reality. Certainly, I'm not the only one either.
A number of days ago whenthis was first put up, a tsunami struck Sendai in central Japan killing hundreds and devastating urban landscapes. Those were sights few thought they would ever see, of cars being swept away like colonies of little insects from major highways, of large buildings crumbling like paper cards in a gush of water from a gardening hose.
Now, a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima is feared as cooling attempts at remaining reactors after one blew up appear to be failing. Radiation is already seeping into Tokyo and the death toll at present is looking to be in the thousands. No one is putting a number on that yet.
It's funny that it seemed to take a spate of natural disaster and human loss on a scale so unimaginable before to get me believing in a higher power again. If you haven't done so yet, do say a prayer for the people of Japan and everyone else who has lost their possessions, loved ones and lives this year.
Jokes aside on what I would do if the world was coming to an end (go nuts with my new credit card and take the first flight out of Mackay?), a friend made a good point. What would be the point in doing anything but living the life I would otherwise have lived? A decent, honest living (that's funny to my ears too) with the little ups and downs that make the days pass as they will.
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