So many of today's establishments are based on the pride of man in what man can do and achieve in his own strength. Our universities are full of this pride , especially our scientists who never stop to think how often, after some wonderful revelation of theirs they have to admit they got it wrong five years down the line. In Britain we were once told that eggs were bad for us because of the cholesterol in them. Sometime later we were told eggs had good cholesterol and we could eat as many as we liked. There is no trusting these self glorifying people. I have noticed that such people are lacking in common sense. They fill their heads with equations but hardly know how to look after themselves on a practical level. They say "Pride comes before a fall." Although this is a misquote, it is true. When man thinks so much of himself he is in for a rude awakening. If his life consists of his cleverness he will one day come down to earth with a bump. When he finally meets with His Maker all his academic prowess will count for nothing. The big question will be, "What have you done with Jesus?"
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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