Back To Normal (Ellen Goodman)

It was in the personal tragedy we felt our unity. Waves swept
away Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians with a
ferocious indifference. Once again, unified in the face of
catastrophe, we hit the pause button on our own man-made
conflicts.

But I also watch us inch back to "normal." On Page 1, the fury
of nature shares space again with the folly of humanity. The
victims of nature make room for the victims of man-made
conflict. It's impossible to watch this unfold and not wonder
why people need tragedy to remind us of our humanity. And
why we manufacture disaster when nature provides quite
enough of its own.



Peace Forever,
Firacub.