Flood has become the top hits of the week. And maybe because I live on the 10th level, I feel grateful. Well, actually I feel guilty of every feelings that I have everytime I saw the news. I don't want to complain about my clothes that never get dry when I know many people out there might let their clothes dry while they were put them on. Or to complain how we are not be able to take the kids out to play, when just nearby people were forced to leave their houses and stayed in the open space.
NEGATIVITY
When you feel sorry for every flood victims, I actually feel less sorry for those who live around Jabodetabek (Jakarta Bogot Depok Tangerang Bekasi). Maybe because in my opinion nature might be the biggest cause but I am sure that we would have less people suffered if we change our attitudes.
a. Riverside Residences Mentality
At first, I want to say to all of us to stop throwing trash everywhere. But, the internet viewers should not make this a problem, right. We live with a motto reduce, reuse, and recycle. Am I right? ^^
So instead of saying that cheesy thing, throwing garbage not in a trash can is cheesy, I rather say to all the Jakartans, you lives inside many rivers lines. So act like one. And reducing your green area at your home is not one of them. Making buildings with less than 20% original green area is a wrong address. Do that in US, not in Jakarta. Maybe you are supposed to build some floating houses, just in case.
At this flooded moment like this, I usually whisper to myself, hoping that the wind would say it to every trees and every solid that get drowned, "suck it all the water, keep it down to your ground, so we won't get dried when the heat wave come."
People are busy to throw away the water like it was a problem. Hey, we live from water. That's why the first livings were build around the river line and when you make it smaller and shorter, you will blame the water for passing by? It is their territory, you are the one who is on its way. >_<
B. Rain is a Bless and Always Will Be
I feel sorry for those who pray may the dry season come soon. We've well I've been teached that rain is a bless. How come you refuse bless. Everything comes for a reason. I am not saying that this is a disaster to punish us all. It was just an automatic programme that God has setted to our earth. The water in the cloud is not just in there just like that. There are process. We all learned it at the elemetary school. So, why bother?
Again, maybe because I am not the survivor, I could talk cheaply. I just feel unfair to blame the rain.
Is it fair to you? I don't know. But I know if there are flood on my level, I would complain to the management as the one who is in charge. But for the rain? Do you want to complain to God?
All I know, everytime the rain falls, we are forced to hold on. To stand still. Stuck with traffic, staying under the bridge, staying on the second level, not be able to go anywhere, to do anything, and what was it all about? Being still is not a sin, though, if you want to think about it a little deeper.
for the victims, maybe God doesn't take it personally, He was just doing His routines. But if you could be able to make it personally, and to become a better you, well that will be a great move.
C. To Help or to expect the help or to wait for the help?
I know the people in Rawajati, just 200 m from Kalibata City, would get flooded like every year. But did it stop the people to give help? No. Sometimes I wish I could stop, but we are humans. Somehow we have something called inner good. While I call it a perfect time to reduce my kids clothes.
I prefer not to come to the flood survivors shelter, just to protect my feelings. Because many times, we get angry when we saw how people react.
I get annoyed when I read news how a beggar mentalism getting bigger. How the kids dissapointed when the governor came and gave them books instead of money. How they keeps throwing away garbage everywhere. And so on.
But I also have raised my veil (my hat), for people who continuesly helping the survivors. How they keep reminding people to get out of the house for they safety and for the efficiently of the rescue team energy. But How come they just sitting around and waiting for the food, just like a queen or king? Are you protecting your belongings? Well, my advice, never have something if you don't want to lose it.
On the other side there are many people who seriously needs to get rescue. Don't you ever hear the story about a man who is asking God's help and refuse all the help just because he thought that wasn't God's help?
well, We can't stop people who want t
o help, right? For the sincere people, I salute you.
This flood has become drama, bigger than I tought. Maybe I am one of them. Sigh.
Keep healthy peeps. There are more homeworks to do after the flood. Fighting!
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