Storm Blaster

While I am comfortably sitting inside our service van this morning, I heard our driver said, “Buti na lang bumangga iyung bagyo sa Sierra Madre kaya sumabog at nawala iyung bagyo.” (It is a good thing that the storm hit the mountains of Sierra Madre that it exploded and vaporized.) That is interesting. I thought to myself. I continued eavesdropping to the conversation. Someone also said about the importance of protecting our mountains. Noble concern, I surmised.

Suddenly, an idea popped out of my mind. I poked at the workmate sitting beside me. “Bakit di na lang umembento ang mga military ng bomba o missile para pasabugin iyung bagyo?” (Can the military just invent a sort of bomb or missile to blow the storm over?) She looked at me seemingly agreeing.

“Ah. Hindi pala dapat. Masyadong delikado baguhin ang takbo ng kalikasan. Baka pag maging matagumpay ang pag-iimbento noon ay biglang gagawa ng panibago at mas lalong mapinsalang kalamidad ang kalikasan. Hayaan na natin magsagupaan ang bundok at ang bagyo.” (Ah. It should not be. It is too difficult to alter the course of nature. If ever the invention would be a success, nature might bring in a new and even destructive calamity. Let the mountain s and storm do their battle.)

I changed my position on the bomb/missile thing thinking that there is no way to change the course of nature. My workmate just looked at me as if trying to decipher what I am saying. Probably she thought I am weird.