Some decisions are easy and clear cut and there is no pain
in making them. Others present two
different paths but each path has its merits and one finds oneself wavering
between them. These are the painful ones
which take a lot of thought and heart searching. One path may seem a way to
help others while compromising on ones dearest beliefs. Eventually the tug of
war at last resolves itself and the decision is made. I will soon be telling you of such a decision
that I have made. I have pondered over it for many months and the resolution is now near.
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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