Immediately after a disaster, one takes stock: You find the injuries and the memories, the blessings and the fear. You think “If i had been on that bridge, or if the earthquake had been longer or stronger…” You confront your own vulnerability. Others were hurt and some perished. Reverence becomes an emotion.
Information comes in whispers. There were landslides at the waterfalls. Some stairs collapsed under a family with children, but they are ok. The roads are gone, in both directions. Cinchona, the next town over, is gone. Gone? Some employees at the La Paz Waterfall Gardens live in Cinchona and have family there. Two girls died at the Poas Volcano lookout, where we were earlier. We are trapped on the mountain, which is steep and filled with faults, and it isn’t safe.
Where to help Costa Rica earthquake victims (Tico Times)
The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.
Quotation from Virginia Satir
