How terrible the fires in Greece yesterday were.
How wretched to see the people, who have suffered so much, over the last few years because of wicked austerity inflicted on them, to have to suffer such a fate.
Ordinary people who simply wanted to enjoy the seaside and the Tavernas.
To think that they - the ones who died - woke up on Monday morning having no idea what lay in store for them.
It's a wake-up call for everyone.
This could happen to anyone; you, me, your family, friends and loved ones at any moment
And yet, we think it never will.
But it happens all the time, all over the world.
We kid ourselves that our lives are secure, but they are not.We live with a false sense of security.
The security of insecurity as Allen Watts once said, is the only security..
Accept that as part of life but don't fret about it.
It is just the way it is.
The only way to live is to relish each precious moment and not worry about an imagined future, or have regrets about your past
It really is the only way.
The whole of Greece is in mourning for what happened yesterday, I am sure, and let us say a prayer for those who have died and for those who have lost loved ones.
I doubt whether any words could comfort those who have been through this truly awful ordeal which most of us can only imagine in our worst nightmares.
The words that follow would probably not penetrate their pain,and I can understand that, but they might, just might get through to those who have not yet faced such a truly traumatic event.
They are words of truth, as in the Bhagavad Gita.
'Invisible before birth are all beings and after death invisible again. They are seen between two unseens. Why in this truth find sorrow ?'
'The Spirit that is in all things is immortal in them all; for the death of what cannot die, cease thou to sorrow.'
If only the truth of these words could get through to those who have lost loved ones yesterday.
It wouldn't ease their pain,; I know what the loss of loved ones is like, but it does give one a little bit of light that shines on the darkness.
And a little bit of light can one day get rid of the darkness.
Mike Selley.
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