The images are horrific, but the human cost, unless one’s in the middle of it, is unfathomable. Japan is an astonishing place, but the might of the natural world clearly maintains the upper hand. Regardless of one’s place in that world, even a society as developed as Japan, where thorough preparations are watchwords, assistance is required, and for those of us who, for the moment, enjoy the benefit of safety, all need to generously contribute for the benefit of those who in an instant had their lives shattered.
