The Cave

I'm sure that most of you saw the video footage of Jeanette being pulled from the cave of rubble in Haiti on the news yesterday. She was in there for 6 days....6 days. She came out fine. She said she prayed while she was in there. When asked whether she thought she would survive this she said, "Why not?". And apparently her husband who desperately wanted to find her was praying too. I was SO moved when I heard the first thing out of her mouth; SINGING in praise to God-"Don't ever be afraid of death...don't ever be afraid of death". The day before, I had posted on Facebook that I felt like I was in a cave, I had no idea why, and I just roll with it. I really felt connected to this women spiritually when they pulled her out. While it's true that to some extent we have to heal ourselves as we're able, it's important to receive the aid of friends. I am grateful for my friends right now. I have been so moved by the people of Haiti and how they've dealt with this crisis. They are such an example of how ultimately our fate rests with the natural forces of the Earth. And when the natural forces of the Earth move, to balance herself, all we have is each other, in the body. There is no technology that withstands for too long, the movements of the Earth. It's futile. Ultimately, all we have is our bodies/minds, each other, and time.