Unimaginative folks would have uprooted to higher grounds instead. Others would have their houses on stilts. The more ingenious engineers would have diverted rivers and planned canals. Hell, the ambitious Dutch even have built dykes to keep back the sea. By sheer grit, hard work and gotong-royong, we would have somehow made it through the floods.
Built an ark if need be.
Especially if the floods come every year without fail.
We would make plans. We would prepare for the worst. Though our tactics might fail numerous times, we definitely wouldn't just sit around waiting for forceful nature to take its course.
Yet there are some hapless folks who sit in their houses waiting to be drowned by the veritable tsunami annually. Desperately wringing their hands in despair calling out for divine intervention every year when the monsoon rains slam into the vulnerable coasts.
Foolish beyond permission. Wicked scientists would no doubt call it natural evolution weeding out the weak-minded.
Unless you have this strapping fella come save you of course.
I find it very hard to argue with that statement myself. Seriously have no patience for idiots who don't bother to lift a finger to save themselves. Of course natural disasters that occur without any possible warning can't be helped.
But monsoon floods that come and go as regular as Swiss clockwork?
You wanna know what God wants to say?
Villagers : Help us God! Save us from this unnatural calamity that comes every year without fail.
God : I gave you centuries to prepare and still you can't do a thing? Drown then.
Surely you don't expect Him to move rivers just for this. Short of vengeful ancient Egyptians with swords and spears in desperate chase, don't go praying hoping the sea will part.
God gave you a brain. Do something about it.
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Villagers be poor, Paul.
And we thought it be a picture of Johann Urb, but no. Still distracting tho'!
is this about the floods in east coast? I guess sometimes its not that they dont want to move elsewhere but they cant eg Elderly people etc who dont have anything left etc... and also because these very people would rather die in their own kampungs i guess..
Drown then? LOLZ
Whose God is that?
+Ant+
Hhhhmmmmm...a rather thought provoking post. I know how intolerant you are with WEAK people.
Have you ever thought that maybe that is why GOD create us all so differently,right dear?
I used to be like that with abused women but when you heard their thoughts, you tend to EMPATHIZE with them. One thing I learn for sure is that GOD IS THE GREATEST and like you said, EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF, WITH GOD'S LOVE.
Think of DOCTORS who DOES NOT GO FOR EARLY TREATMENTS?
Take out your whip and round up the villagers for flood mitigation.
Noah's Ark?
Be patient bro....
Reminds me of what Jesus said: "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock." Keep 'em coming Paul!
I believe God really said that! The victims never learn!
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