Blizzards, floods, volcanos, hurricanes, earthquakes: They fascinate because they nakedly reveal that Mother Nature, afflicted with bipolar disorder, is as likely to snuff us as she is to succor us.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Natural disasters captivate us because they show nature's unpredictability and its capacity to both sustain and destroy life.
- In plain terms
- Disasters fascinate us because they prove nature can help or hurt us without warning.
- What can you take from it?
- Nature’s power is indifferent to human safety.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why are we drawn to danger?
- How do we cope with nature’s power?
Another view
Personifying nature as having a disorder may be inaccurate.
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