Skeletons at The Top of the World
Historic Dharahara tower in Kathmandu before and after the earthquake |
Likely, some of the Nepalis you may have met in or around Katmandu are no longer alive. Looks like quite a baby-shaking from Mother Nature, whom, you will recall from those old margarine spots - does not enjoy being trifled with.
What do you suppose the Nepalis did to piss the old girl off?
Here are some choices - in no particular order:
1. They are worshiping the wrong deity. (the "God does not hear the prayer of a Jew." explanation)
2. Fracking. (the "Anything being done in the name of commerce is evil." explanation) This is not necessarily untrue. -ed.
3. The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is located squarely in the middle of the Tibetan Plateau near the collision zone between the Indian Plate and Eurasia. This region, which has been productive of the Himalayan range, is one of the more tectonically active zones on the planet. (the "No foil hats please, we're rationalists." explanation)
There are lots of other possible explanations one might find on offer. A check of the Akashic records (of which there is no scientific evidence) would open up a literal whirlwind of possibilities (if not probabilities.) Most would require the headwear mentioned in number 3. above to adequately analyze. But then again.... well.
Truth, I always say - is where you find it. Actually, I don't always say that. In fact, this is the very first time I can recall ever having written, thought or said aloud "Truth is where you find it." The assertion doesn't make a lot of sense really. But it has that 'ting-on-the-front-tooth' that makes it sound somehow . . . wise. A close reading of much of the world's "Wisdom Literature" (be it Biblical or otherwise) often reveals an abundance of aphorisms with the same sort of mouth-feel and ... lack of actual relevance.
Truth is - like the reasons for Marcellus Wallace having pitched Tony Rocky Horror off that balcony - nobody knows why the Grim Reaper took that mad dash through the lives of the hapless Nepalese. That's between the Reaper and Nepal (and when you little wags getting to talking it's worse than a sewing circle, the shit you come up with...)
Further discussion and conjecture, except in the context of 3. above - which is generally boring unless you are a geophysicist, and even then, this is pretty well settled stuff - is pointless unless you have time to waste.
And you know how busy we all are.
Next.