thoughts on the news of the day: moles

hmmm…..

            Much ado about not much.  Two events this weekend fit that category.  They are Hurricane Irene and the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA).  News media hyped both events but they paled in comparison to their news emphasis.  We seem to believe what the news tells us – that Hurricane Irene will be colossally destructive and that the VMA’s will be a show like no other show before it. 

            Now, I am sure that those who lost their homes, or in a few cases a loved ones life will not think that the hurricane is a minor event.  That is true.  And I don’t mean to be unsympathetic to their plight.  Comparing it to an entertainment event in poor taste is probably not fair either.  But it must leave most of New York annoyed that they were warned of a disaster waiting to happen when in reality it was just a little wind and rain.

            It’s easy to make a big thing over nothing.  We do that sometimes.  We anticipate a predicament when really it is only a problem to be solved.  We make monsters out of moles.  That’s where faith comes in.  We must have faith that things will turn out; that in the end good will win.  Maybe that’s a little naïve given the enormity of the weekend’s event, but maybe not.  Maybe prayers were answered when the hurricane subsided and mammoth losses did not occur. Maybe, just maybe God is in charge after all.

            hmmm…..