Rumblings & Ramblings

I can’t fathom the devastation that has befallen Haiti - only in far away images and feelings in the pit of my stomach. As soon as I heard on Tuesday evening, my first thoughts were “Shit! Of all countries”, given its history, socio-economic and political climate. I am susceptible to nightmares and my last two nights were related to the aftermath of the earthquake…but in different locations if that makes sense - spurning thoughts about other human calamities in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burma. And on.

My friend Beth passed on this Haitian saying  “mountains beyond mountains”  or “beyond the mountains, more mountains”, which means that once you’ve climbed one mountain, there’s still another one in the distance.

I’d like to have a more hopeful outlook, but is that naive?