Thursday, October 13, 2005
Firstly, deep condolensces to anyone who has relatives in the earthquake effected areas. The number shot from 2,000 to over 30,000 dead in just one day. Its heart-breaking to see the devastation especially the umpteen children who died in teh tragedy.
Maybe its just me, but recently the natural disasters have been fast and furious. Iran earthquake, tsunami, Katrina, South Asian earthquake......
Atleast the people died in Ramadan so insha Allah the gates of Paradise were open for them :-)
Its a reminder that any of us can be next. Living in Alberta, we tend to think that we are safe but who is to say a tornado won't rip through the heart of Edmonton taking them along with it. I'm pretty sure the people of Kashmir weren't even remotely thinking that an earthquake of this magnitude would hit but here we are.
So be prepared and ready. By that I don't mean be ready to flee town or hide in bomb bunkers or store weeks of food or anything of that sort. But just take a moment to devote a thought to the last moments of your life.
People spend countless time preparing for the next 20-30 years of their life but how much time has been spent in preparing for a life that shall be eternal (assuming the person believes in God and therefore believes this life will not be the end all of our existence).
Maybe its just me, but recently the natural disasters have been fast and furious. Iran earthquake, tsunami, Katrina, South Asian earthquake......
Atleast the people died in Ramadan so insha Allah the gates of Paradise were open for them :-)
Its a reminder that any of us can be next. Living in Alberta, we tend to think that we are safe but who is to say a tornado won't rip through the heart of Edmonton taking them along with it. I'm pretty sure the people of Kashmir weren't even remotely thinking that an earthquake of this magnitude would hit but here we are.
So be prepared and ready. By that I don't mean be ready to flee town or hide in bomb bunkers or store weeks of food or anything of that sort. But just take a moment to devote a thought to the last moments of your life.
People spend countless time preparing for the next 20-30 years of their life but how much time has been spent in preparing for a life that shall be eternal (assuming the person believes in God and therefore believes this life will not be the end all of our existence).
Faraz Ahmed 12:39 p.m.