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Hello Hive friends, may God always bless us all.
Natural disasters have struck our region. Flash floods and landslides have had a major impact on our survival, including on empathy and compassion. The current situation is truly dire, with many of us homeless and our economies disrupted.
In difficult times like these, our humanity is tested, and even our true characters are revealed. Beyond the influence of culture, religion, and knowledge, human personality is inherent in us, so that in various situations, our true selves are directly revealed.
Times filled with hardship will test us; they become a test, a test of patience, fortitude, acceptance, and endeavor. When disaster strikes, it is our natural instinct to be caring, possessing high social and humanitarian qualities, and achieving the highest noble values in life.
After all, as human beings, our noble values lie in being people with admirable qualities. In our beliefs, disasters are often associated with words such as rebukes, tests, increased faith, and self-reflection on our accomplishments on this earth.
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It's common for our humanity and concern for others to emerge when disaster strikes. However, on the other hand, there are also people with a careless nature who exploit the disaster to seek their own gain, whether in terms of popularity, business, or other personal gain.
This is unfortunate. When our empathy is lost, this indifference destroys social morality. As social beings, aren't we often dependent on others? Even as wealthy individuals, we still need the help of others when facing disaster.
In the midst of disasters, some greedy individuals emerge, exploiting the situation to enrich themselves through business and services. For example, at that time, I was at the edge of a collapsed road, the road submerged in water, and we were planning to cross to the neighboring village.
There are rubber boats provided by the government and rafts made by local people at the site. Unfortunately, they offer a service, charging a high crossing fee. Instead of helping people cross, they're creating a business in the midst of a disaster. Sadly, this isn't about caring and volunteering.
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While we could have crossed on our own using the rubber rafts provided by the government, the civil society operators have turned it into a business. This regulation strangles the local community, forcing others who need their services to pay.
This reminds us of the diminishing sense of empathy among the local community. Indeed, disasters reveal the true nature of humankind. Disasters not only test our patience, but also our concern and empathy for others.
Amidst the current situation of suffering, loss of homes, loss of relatives, and economic collapse, we are further hampered by the authoritarians and individuals who have emerged within the community during this disaster, profiting from the civilian population. Instead of volunteering, they have become impromptu business owners. It seems the local government is unable to implement wise policies to eradicate these individuals, or perhaps they simply don't care about the burden on the community.
Sadly, it's not just roads that have been lost; empathy has also been lost amidst the chaos and hardship following the disaster. We can conclude that knowledge and faith are two key elements that can control the human spirit, from how we behave to how we live our lives.
Thank you for reading my post, I hope it is useful!!!
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