HumANomaly

At one time or another you must have thought that something is wrong with the world; it is a rare human being who has not. That thought is not triggered by a terrible accident or a horrible natural disaster. The sight of bodies strewn about at the scene of a highway accident or of large swaths of land under flood=waters or of entire cities flattened by tornadoes or a hurricane, does not cause us to think that something is wrong with the world. We understand that accidents happen and that sometimes they can be avoided by being more careful in behavior and practice. We understand the power of nature and that we can avoid being affected by its devastating power by building more prudently. But even when human action contributes to such devastation we don’t blame it on some inherent human failing. We reserve these moments for the sight of a single child who was brutally assaulted by an uncaring adult, of hundreds or thousands of humans who were cut down in the prime of life by weapons of mass destruction. These are the kinds of stories that cause us to say that something must be wrong with the world. And in times like these we wish we had the answer - any answer - that would bring an end to such pain and hurt.