“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.” Mahatma Gandhhi
I was going to write about my first week back at work tonight. About how much I have enjoyed this "phased return" back to some kind of normality. About how good it is to be around much liked work colleagues. About how tired I have felt after each day but it is a 'good' tired of effort rather than the 'bad' tired of chemo. About the importance of this being another step for me in 'getting better.'
But it all seems so insignificant after watching the horrific scenes from today's Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Nothing really matters other than survival when you are faced with that and yet so many didn't survive. And it makes me so sad. So sad I'm frikkin angry! I can only imagine the terror, the noise and even the smell of it all.
Without sounding too up my own backside about it, we are definitely all part of something bigger and when our time is up, our time is up. The world doesn't wait for anyone or anything.
"Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.” Dr. Carl Sagan
I'm thinking too much. Again. Time to go.
2 comments:
Hi Vanessa!
Alex just told me about your blogg and that you're feeling much better.
I'm really glad to hear that you're doing much better and that you've starting working again.
I haven't had the chance to read your whole blogg yet, you've been doing this for a long time! Blogging is such a good way og communicating with people these days.
Take much care and say hi to all the nutters over there :-)
Love
Carmen
I wondered who "Menchu" was for a second and then I realised it's you! Great to hear from you Carmen! Thank you for taking the time to read my blog - I won't be offended if you don't read all of it as there is quite a lot! :-)
Look forward to hearing and seeing you soon hopefully! love, Vanessa x
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