One of my friends told me that the next big earthquake in California is going to be in next 30 years. She suggested me it is better to not stay in California at that time. I was said to hear that. Earthquake is nature disaster. We do not know how to prevent nature disasters. The only thing we can do is just to predict when they will come and avoid the damage. Sometimes, we cannot even predict when it will come. It just strikes suddenly. The last big earthquake was happened in1989. Many housed was destroyed and many people lost their lives in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. I have experienced a small earthquake when I was in high school. That earthquake just lasted for a few seconds. Suddenly, I felt my bed was shaking. At that time, I did nothing and just lying on my bed. The earthquake came very soon and also left very soon. After I realized that was an earthquake, it had already passed.
In high school, I learned a lot about how to prepare and what I should do when earthquake comes. However, I was wondering if I can really use that knowledge when earthquake comes. Last earthquake, I did not have any reaction. Sometimes, people may forget what they should do, when they get nervous. I am afraid that if the earthquake came, I would get nervous and couldn’t think. 30 years is a very long time, but time passed by so fast. We should always get prepared and trained. Life is unpredictable and we never what will happen in the next minutes. Therefore, we should appreciate what we have right now.
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I definitely agree that we should always be prepared to deal with natural disasters, such as earthquakes, especially living in California. Most often our panic inhibits our knowledge and preparation, and we freeze, as you stated you did yourself. We become scared and we completely blank out and forget how to help ourselves in frightening situations. I am just as scared as you are for another big earthquake. It is a scary thought to know that another earthquake as large as the one that occurred in 1989 will most likely happen again soon. How will everyone prepare? How will we recover? When we are faced with life threatening experiences, we panic. The most we can do is prepare ourselves as best as possible and hope that things will turn out well.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching "2012" I believe that earthquake can happen at anytime, anywhere, at any moment. Cherishing your time with the people you love and living your life everyday to its fullest is my motive. Because life is short, we never know what will happen in the blink of an eye. I advise everyone to make each day meaningful and special so that if something unfortunate might happen, one won't have regrets.
ReplyDeleteyes! definitely! the next coming earthquake of California gonna in 30 years! I really agree with you that life is unpredictable. So, what we really need to do right now is not just scared of when is the next disaster, but to cherish every minutes we have right now, and live meaningfully right now. And yes, we should really appreciate what we have right now!
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