The forces and cycles of nature showed us with the full moon quake and tsunami that our war and disease pattern can't measure up if it's about lives and property destroyed. In half a day nature out-killed the coalitions totals in their two years in Iraq. A not so subtle message?

Just like our preoccupation with time and calendars, -which is more accurate and relevant- our perception of our species as outside of the rhythm of the planet is dangerous. The constant divisive policies of races, nations, and economic classes keep our attention mainly on the wars, the famines, and the headlines. When will we dialogue as vigorously on what the forces behind these policies are?

An Improvised Explosive Device on the side of the road is not by itself a danger. The generational repository of rage is behind the fingers that dial the number to cue the spark into the C-4 explosive wrapped in shards of metal scraps. A reflection of this action sets in motion more tanks, troops and talk over HOW to war not IF. Like children who when forced to stop fighting for an instant want to testify who started it, all sides campaign for their perspective.

Taking a look at the human family as a collective is a great exercise. Of course I'll take the laughs that I'm naive and that's just not the way it plays out. In our modern world the disasters that are beyond our control instantly become figures of money and property damage. The indexes can't chart the pain and suffering. This morning an economist on NPR-usa public radio network- talked of the long-term boon to the economies of the affected nations. Those five-year projections usually show the rebuilding of infrastructure and modernization that takes place benefits the economies.

What of the economy of the soul? As a species can we rise to this perspective, to the point of the wealthiest and those with the most freedom realizing it only has value if the poorest are being nurtured and educated? Do we have a goal as a species? Or have we stayed in the mode of our early development-brute animal- in a state of reaction to our environment with the only motivation being to protect and flourish individually.

100 years of natural disasters

100 years of HUMAN disasters

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