Why would heavens allow tragedies to happen during Christmas season when everyone is supposed to be celebrating joy?

It’s been two years since the tsunami washed away Phuket and it was thought recently that it would happen again in Taiwan and Batanes of the Philippines. The northern region has been saved but not the communication lines sunken underwater were broken thus disrupted the network even here in my work.

I was so fearful that outage plus the fact it’s holiday shutdown and no one could readily cover us will jeopardize our DM shift. Actually the effect of the broke suffers Manila later for it was 12-hr disruption for some countries.

But what pinched me inside is when I learned that a kid died because an accident occurred in a carnival octopus ride. The enthusiastic kid within me never dies as I see carnival rides and theme parks. I’ve never been in Enchanted Kingdom (too bad for me and my family members make fun of that fact because they already did experience the magic) and perya is okay for me. Now, that someone died, legislatives are into passing regulating law. Why only now? But even then, would the owners inspect?

Another one is the Ormoc market fire where 25 died. I was saddened by the story of the female teen survivor whose escape was caught in camera. She was hesitant to climb up away from hell because she’s still waiting for her younger sibling to appear. But when fire was already close enough to eat the comfort room, she left her sibling uncertain of the latter’s condition. Also, what would be another misery is the cross that this child, the culprit who played firecrackers inside the mall, will carry for the rest of his life.

People tend to be so busy during the season that sometimes this business is coupled with carelessness. And terrorists (remember Rizal Day bombing of MRT) and nature took this chance to play around. Or is it that someone above places His hand on this at His dismay of how the world failed to bring the true meaning of Christmas?