The only way to get through life is to look at everything that happens...good & bad as a learning experience, I figured out this a long time ago, otherwise you either start blaming the bad in life on everyone else or carry such a burden that depression becomes a way of life. This was one way that I got through raising & losing miniature horses, my cancer & other things in my life. This hurricane is going to be a learning experience for everyone, even those not individually effected by it. We have to learn to be more prepared for the unexpected, both the goverment & individually. We have to look inward to ask what more we can do to help our fellow man & beasts when a situtation like this occurs. We are living in a different world that our forfathers. Life was simple back them & solutions were simple, now it is based too much on politics, laws & sometimes waiting for someone else to help. Living in America gives us the ability to question & complain without worrying about being killed for our voice, but it also sometimes makes us armchair experts without having any idea the magnitude or scope of the whole picture of the situation involved. Do I think this was handled properly...no of course not, living in Texas & meeting some of the survivors face to face & listening to their tales of horror showed me this. Do I have an answer for the problems that is intails, sure I have my thoughts of course of what could happen, making them happen on a huge scale like this would be a nightmare, one I am sure is facing those in charge. This brought out the best & worst in people, & the ones that were doing the looting just took away help from those truely in need. The best thing we can do at this point is to help our fellow man & beasts, in this case with monatery donations to those organizations that will do the most with the funds. Lets spend all our energy on getting through this & although we should let our voices be heard, the people in power to get it done can work a lot better if they are spending their time & energy on the task at hand instead of spending it in defence of their actions. Be glad that we live in America, & I encourage all of you to make a donation to the Red Cross & the animal rescue organizations & make a real difference.
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