09-09-2004, 03:17 PM
So the latest hurricane, Ivan, is now a category FIVE as it roars towards Jamaica...the strongest hurricane in 10 years. It damaged over NINETY percent of the homes in Grenada, even destroyed a prison!
A chill literally went down my spine when I heard the Prime Minister of Jamaica ask his people to pray and say it's in God's hands now. Can you imagine Paul Martin or George Bush having the courage to say that? It would be so easy to hide behind a wall of bravado along the lines of "Oh, we'll persevere, we'll take care of our people", but the PM of Jamaica clearly has no qualms about admitting how terrified he is of the damage that could be incurred.
I don't even believe in the existence of one supreme being, and I'm not "literally" a praying man, but here's hoping like hell that this thing weakens before it hits the island.
A chill literally went down my spine when I heard the Prime Minister of Jamaica ask his people to pray and say it's in God's hands now. Can you imagine Paul Martin or George Bush having the courage to say that? It would be so easy to hide behind a wall of bravado along the lines of "Oh, we'll persevere, we'll take care of our people", but the PM of Jamaica clearly has no qualms about admitting how terrified he is of the damage that could be incurred.
I don't even believe in the existence of one supreme being, and I'm not "literally" a praying man, but here's hoping like hell that this thing weakens before it hits the island.