Floods, cyclones, blizzards, protests...2011 has definitely gone off with a bang, and unfortunately not in a celebratory way. Within the past few weeks the state of supposed 'sunshine and happiness', Queensland, has experienced the brunt of Mother Nature's turmoil with floods and the more recent Cyclone Yasi. It seemed like only yesterday Australians nation-wide were digging deep to assist the flood recovery, and it wasn't until real progress was made that Yasi decided to rear it's ugly head. Whilst major towns like Cairns and Townsville swiftly avoided major damage, let's not forget the devastation thrust upon smaller coasts like Mission Beach and Tully. Flattened houses, uprooted trees, winds of up to 300km/h, one cannot even begin to understand the anguished suspense locals last night endured.
It's somewhat ironic then that on the other side of the globe Americans are experiencing snow storms and blizzards. Tropical cyclones on one end, blizzards on the other, and lets not forget the wide-scale protests currently taking place in Eqypt..what is this world coming to? Whilst I have always been sceptical of doomsday theories and quitely hopeful (perhaps naive) that life will continue as normal, I can't help but recognise that the world just doesn't seem right. Climate change, natural disasters, war, crime, it's fair to say that disorder has reached its peak. While we can all play our part to make the world enivronmentally greener, the past few weeks have showed me that some chaos, like natural disasters and war, are beyond our control. If anything, it's important to appreciate the smaller pleasures in life and show a little gratitude.
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