Whether you call it “Ketsana” or simply “Ondoy” in the local Philippine setting, this super typhoon shook the nation once again making history after 40 years.
Ondoy just took everybody by surprise with its magnitude of damages estimated to be Php 4 Billion in agriculture and infrastructure; leaving almost 250 people dead; and more than 2 million Filipinos affected.
Ondoy’s force belted out a month’s worth of rain for only 6 hours, leaving most of Metro Manila, Rizal, and Laguna, neck-deep.
For some people, it was like an endless Judgment Day when nature took its fury against a hapless generation. Many stranded on their roofs overnight thought it’s going to be their end. Properties, businesses, livelihoods, were destroyed by Ondoy.
On a positive note, Ondoy gave a shattering wake-up call to all Filipinos and to the whole world. It gave us a truthful realization that God exists and is powerful. He is capable to sweep everything we hold on to in one strike. Nobody is rich, popular, poor, or impoverished when nature goes against mankind. This time, we are all equal.
On another positive note, Ondoy forced Filipinos to manifest its “Bayanihan” spirit. We thought bayanihan is a bygone we learn from our history books. But in times like these, this Filipino character trait soars and shines, showing the whole world what a great country we are.
May Ondoy’s memory remind us always that life is vain and short. There is a God who is all-powerful and who can save us. We have nowhere else to go but to come to Him. Our lives are in His hands. IF there’s one thing we should fear, it’s not nature, nor Ondoy. It’s GOD.
Let this be our prayer: “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12). Life is precious, life is short. Ask God to teach us how we are going to spend every second of it in wisdom and in love.
May the “force” (like Ondoy) not be with us.
In GOD we trust.
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