How bravely Emma Eggings spoke out about her husband, but why does the media have to put her through such torture. She is justly proud of her husband who lived a life that was bound to be fraught with danger. I'm sure it was the life he chose and wanted and he was the sort of man who could not cope with being tied to an office 9 - 5. He lived and died doing what he loved. That is not a bad epitaph to have. Over the last two years I have been saying, "Staying alive is not the most important thing." I believe knowing God is the most important thing. When you know God, death is a bonus because it takes you to Him.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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