unlimited

It is said an eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him with the words, 'And this, too, shall pass away.' How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction

Abraham Lincoln

With the death toll surging past 80,000, the forces of good (as such) have mobilized aid operations. This is very necessary, not because of those it helps, but because of how it reflects upon the state of humanity. If we did not extend a hand, we would hardly be 'human'.

On the other hand... Let us consider how, right now, overpopulation is a huge problem. The earth only has so much resources, and can sustain a finite amount of people. Beyond that, the quality of life will undoubtedly drop sharply. Famine will rise and war will result because of scarce resources. In the long run, perhaps the devastation wreaked by the tsunami isn't as bad, especially if you consider it from an impersonal standpoint. Forest fires might be bad, but they are a part of the whole cycle, and are essential for making way for the new shoots.

Or maybe that's just the pessmistic thoughts of a 17 yr old :b.

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