THE BREVITY OF LIFE

Wow, so its another headlining week. Obviously, I'm safe and sound. But like the earthquake in fall last year, this one, too, was a bit close too home. I take the JR Kobe line up and down Kobe and Osaka when I'm about town. On the limited express which I take, Amagasaki station is just two stations from mine, Ashiya station.

The accident happened just past the Amagasaki station on the Fukuchiyama line which splits from Kobe-Osaka at Amagasaki. Hhrrmm. I am shaken by the brevity of life once again. And I wonder how I can pray for those affected. And I wonder how I manage to go on with life with almost no concern for the safety of my loved ones. This could've been anyone, anywhere, anytime. A bus, a car, a tram, a train, a plane. In Osaka, in London, in Sydney, in Hamilton, in Brisbane, in Delhi, in Singapore. It could've been my family, my close friends, my mates, my acquaintances - anyone I love.

Audio: -/-
Biblio: Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson.
Cerebrio: Dustin's here, so this week is another busy one!