Thoughts about things #1

So I was just thinking about the tornado in Oklahoma and its been devastating and my mom and I are listening about the clean up on NPR

They measure the devastation in dollars because we have no scale for things that we as a race have no control over

And I was just thinking, it's kind of amazing that something outside of our control can cause so much devastation 

Not because I want people to be hurt or sad, but because I think it's amazing that there is still something outside of our grasp as a race that can have huge implications while there nothing we can do about it

I just think its important that humans don't become the end all be all, and things like this are a reminder that we are intensely small in comparison to what is possible 

That said, I hope that everyone affected by the tornado recovers and that we are able to help rebuild Oklahoma back to what it was.

We measure the recovery in dollars because we have no measure of things outside our control. But this is perfect, because we are recovering in a way that we are completely in control of. We may be devastated in ways that we have no control over, but we repair on our terms.