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Where Are “Thoughts and Prayers” For Puerto Rico?
When horrific events transpire both at home and abroad, we are usually inundated with generic responses from world leaders who join together to release “thoughts and prayers” as if it makes anything better.
The world has always been an epic mess. I know this because way before social media reared its ugly head, I was a curious preteen, who thought it was a big deal to camp out at my parents’ bedroom, while scouring newsmagazines for updates on notable events that would take decades later to comprehend.
Now we get our briefings in real time, with scrolls and clicks that lead to unvetted information that hold even more value than the precious truth.
The burning landscapes of Australia, the flooding and lethal landslides of Jakarta, shocking volcanic eruptions, and the heated winter days that present summer temps, merely days after it was barely 30 degrees. are all combined elements that signal end of days.
As I battle the awful allergy attack from these debilitating weather pattens, I feel like a scumbag when I consider the tragic plight of humans, who are stuck in a deathly fragmented territory that has been rocked by two terrifically bad earthquakes, in back-to-back attacks.
