While I was grousing at the end of last week worried about the extra hour of sleep I would be missing because of Daylight Savings Time, a giant tsunami crashed into the coast of Japan, likely killing thousands of people. Perspective gained.
What is truly frightening about the situation in Japan is that they are the best prepared, most technically advanced (in terms of earthquake and tsunami preparedness) country in the world. The earthquake in Haiti last year killed 300,000 people. While the damage in Japan is devastating, it actually could have been a lot worse. In Indonesia in 2004, where a similar earthquake and tsunami devastated the area, the death toll was much higher as well. However, no matter how well prepared you are, no matter how well-built your buildings are, how many evacuation routes you plan, the forces of nature will run right over you.
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