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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>A photo I found in the internet &#8212;&#8211; Mermaid in the flooded city ! </strong><span style="color:#000080;">  (Photo KEITH  K  NRT Thailand)</span><strong><br />
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<p>Forget the useless talking, whether it is appropriates or politically correct while millions of the lives were</p>
<p>devastated and hundreds of the people lost their lives etc &#8212;&#8211;.</p>
<p>Blame the government ?  Curse the heaven ?  Complain the misfortune ? &#8212;&#8211; regardless, the water is rising.</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Instead of becoming desperate, be glad it was not a killer Tsunami &#8212;&#8211; at least the sky is blue. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Thanks goodness,  at least<span style="color:#ff00ff;">  still alive and kicking !</span></strong></span></p>
<p>Open the eyes, see the bright side because anyhow dark spot may be everywhere.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">[]</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>So, think how to deal with the situation.   Normal business was completely out of question.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Yet still,  what people can do in their best here in the water ?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>This might be the occasion only once in the life !</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;"><strong>&#8212;&#8211; Ah,  to </strong></span><span style="color:#ff00ff;"><strong>take this opportunity,  </strong></span><span style="color:#ff00ff;"><strong>why not reborn to be a Mermaid.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>This is the contemplation at work. &#8212;&#8211; With a touch of fun and ingenuity.  😀<br />
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong> This is the life of good Buddhist ( particularly fun-loving variety ) in their best resilience.</strong></span></p>
<p>(&#8212;&#8211; But, I don&#8217;t know.   She could be good Christian. &#8212;&#8211; Is it a matter ?  😀 )</p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>Life is to live.   Not for wasted to be in grumpy. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>Anyhow, even a flood was brought by the Dharma.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000080;"><strong>If you can&#8217;t beat, join it.   Being with it,  is the better choice.   And live in its Moment.<br />
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<p>(in this instance forget the talking of man-made climate change kind, blah, blah)</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;"><strong>___/\___</strong></span></p>
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