Just finished watching "Tsunami: The Aftermath" by HBO Films. It was intense.
The movie is a fictionalized account of what really happened in one section of Thailand during the week following the tsunami of December 26, 2004. The characters are a mix of real people, and the story lines of the character's lives are based on those real peoples' lives in those unimaginable days.
The movie is good. It's real. It cuts. It portrays many aspects of what happened just under three years ago....has it only been that long?
Humans...as a rule...are strong and resilient. We keep going, even if on auto pilot, when circumstances seek to reduce us to mush. The human mind is an intricate, unbelievably capable thing...it knows how much it can take, and immediately sets out to protect itself from destruction. We break. But we mend. And we move on. Sometimes we don't always heal correctly, or completely. But we are able to move beyond horrendous circumstances and continue living.
I was nauseous seeing the wave, seeing the destruction, bodies everywhere - despite it being a movie. I cried at the loss of life, the injustice of unidentified bodies, loss of land and possessions, and the lack of closure for those who were left alive and searching - never to find.
What struck me the most was a very simple fact: Despite our strength...life is fragile. Sometimes there is no warning...and it's over.
And I find myself asking one question: Am I able to say today, "I've lived life as fully as possible?" I don't know that I can answer yes to that question. And I don't know that I can figure out how to change my answer.
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Hey there Dawn-
I just found your blog today---I didn't realize you left YWAM. Sounds like you are doing well with the transition.
Just wanted to say "Hi" and I'm glad you're good.
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