Thoughts on the Passing of Irma

First, my best wishes to all my friends in the State of Florida, where I have resided since October 1960 when I first left my native island of Cuba. I pray that you all came out unharmed from the devastation left behind by hurricane Irma – potentially one of the worst hurricanes in U.S. history. If you, like me, just had “minor” damages such as fallen trees, fences, or otherwise are going through a power-outage and are suffering heat-strokes and panic attacks due to hotness in the aftermath of Irma, just count your blessings. Think of this way, hundreds of thousands in the Florida Keys and the islands of the Caribbean today are homeless, statistical victims of Irma - a storm that flattened their homesteads in its path of destruction - not to mention the 36 people who lost their lives to this unparalleled catastrophe. A friendly reminder to all on how vulnerable and insignificant we humans are when faced-up to the wrath of God and mother nature.