Hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes are things that shake up the Earth.
And while they can be devastating they are also necessary. They cause a churn; a part of a process of tear down and re-build. The system needs this cycle; otherwise stagnation sets in.
It is the same for everything. If there was no moon to push and pull the ocean a stagnation would quickly set in.
Clouds roam the Earth and was everything. Rivers pulse, washing the banks, moving silt.
The thin layer of air circulates everything.
The norm for these forces is to oscillate everything. This encourages and strengthens life.
But….
This isn’t enough. If this gentle rhythm is all there was that would cause a stagnation too.
The system needs big interruptions: Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and volcanoes.
And so it is the same for humanity
Earthquakes of a different kind rip through our enclaves.
Tornadoes of a different kind twist and uproot our structures of humanity.
Hurricanes pass over us and radically change the landscape of humanity.
These things cause pain. But it is necessary. Otherwise there would be stagnation.
You are part of a continuum. It is a difficult thing to grasp. You are a ripple, you occupy a period of time joined by others. And even though you feel distinct and separate you are an important part of a whole that stretches across the Earth in distance and that stretches across time.