As I've mentioned before, this blogging thing really does make the world seem smaller. I commiserate with blog friends in the UK, France, and Austria about the dreary weather and am cheered by the sight of spring blooms in Turkey. But now, news of an earthquake in Chile has me concerned about two blog acquaintances.
Maria Cecilia of the beautiful blog Casa Dulce Hogar (the roses below are hers) lives near Santiago and tends what must be one of the most romantic gardens ever. I slip over there for refreshment on these bleak wintry days. She hasn't posted recently -- on vacation for all of February, she said. Santiago was well beyond the epicenter of the quake but even so, sustained considerable damage.
I'll be glad when Maria Cecilia posts again.
UPDATE!! Maria Cecilia has just posted to say that she and her family are fine. She asks for prayers for her countrymen who have lost loved ones and homes.
I'll be glad when Maria Cecilia posts again.
UPDATE!! Maria Cecilia has just posted to say that she and her family are fine. She asks for prayers for her countrymen who have lost loved ones and homes.
A more recent blog acquaintance is Pamela of Vanellus Chilensis and Recorriendo la Patagonia. She, too, is in Chile -- and, if I read the Spanish correctly, she's okay.
But my point is this: a year ago, I would have heard about an earthquake in Chile and thought oh, how dreadful and moved on. Natural disaster is everywhere. But now, I'm worried about people I've actually communicated with.
Do you suppose, in time, as the blogosphere expands, we really will begin to feel like everyone is our neighbor? That no man is an island? That we're all in this together and what affects one will eventually affect all?
It would be nice to think that blogging could put an end to war -- but man's ability to make war on his neighbors is well documented. Still ... it's a thought.
And Patagonia seems closer than ever.
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