On wanting to see the danger coming ~
I think it is really just human nature to want to see what is coming, maybe it is a trust thing, and we don't want to be taken by surprise because we don't know what to expect. When I was little we lived on a cul de sac, and when there was a watch or warning, we would go out and look (how stupid can you get)
I used to chase tornados and storms when I was older.
You know what? When that tornado that hit Hesston in 1990 hit, it was 1/4 mile wide and you couldn't see it from the house I used to live in when we would go out and look.
The damage that was done by that one tornado was so extensive and killed 4 people. It was on the ground for 40 miles and it did horrible horrible thing. I saw the video of it. I can't watch it, it is like watching something evil working it's way through my town.
I cry just thinking about it, how it tore apart everyone's lives in this area and in our town. It brought the town together, but you know, I thought my parents had died and it was horrible. I had to contact the red cross to look for them and to tell me if they even had a house left or not.
I went and helped with the clean up and that was traumatic to see all of my friends that were away from home, all coming home to clean up after all the destruction... it was terrible to be walking and picking up pieces of people's lives as you walk along and put it in a garbage bag, and take another step and there is more...the area was simply covered with stuff from people's lives. I cried the whole time.
Needless to say.... when there is a tornado warning now... I don't look, I hide and cuddle with my family and tell them how much I love them and not to be scared because God will take care of us and protect us, and that we are together.
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