Post #133475 by tikibars on Fri, Dec 31, 2004 2:44 AM

Great post Vern, very eloquently put.

My friend's sister left yesterday to go work with the relief efforts. Her specialty is in detecting and preventing the spread of water-bourne diseases.

She will certainly be sleeping on a cot for the next few months, bathing infrequently, eating far less than she is used to, and will have to deal with witnessing the suffering of untold thousands. She will also prevent the spread of a few dozen nasty diseases like dysentry and malaria from spreading to the devistated populations of these ravaged lands.

She goes into this situation willingly and bravely.

I look at my own vocation: music, and it all seems so trivial all of a sudden. Who cares if Monster Cables suck or not when 120,000 people have just been swept into the sea, never to return?

If I had any skills or qualifications that were of worth in this crisis, I'd be on a plane right now to do what I could.

Since I don't, I send my respect to those who are helping, and my condolences to those who need the help.

May everyone on TC, and all of your loved ones, have a safe and healthy new year.