The Human Spirit

The Earth moved. Did it move for you too? Shindo 6 on the Japanese scale. Now, the Earth has moved over 400 times. The children screamed. The adults went quiet. All hoping it was not "the big one!" If it is, will we survive? Will Mt. Fuji become active again? Will a tsunami (tidal wave) follow in the ensuing seconds. It is cold outside. How much longer until it snows. No homes, camped out in tents. Only soup with a few vegetables. The elderly grow weak. The young grow restless. But everyone grows together and the sense of community and cooperation thrives amid all that is frightening and threatening. The Human Spirit.