Guest guest Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 ------------------------------------------------- MountainWings A MountainWings Moment #4230 Wings Over The Mountains of Life ------------------------------------------------- Hurricane ========= I'm only 15 and don't know much but I hope this story can help someone like it did for me. I just got back from vacationing in Florida last night. I was staying in a rented house in Clermont for about a week, and I was there during Hurricane Charley. Luckily, no one I knew was killed or injured, but I am sorry for those who were. I remember the next morning, going outside and seeing everything the hurricane had destroyed. There were trees that had been torn out from the ground; some even were turned upside down. Some cars, houses, and trailers had been dented and smashed. Even billboards and signs were laying in the middle of the road. But there was one thing that I thought was weird. Almost everyone in Florida has a pool, with a screen-like thing around it, to keep out bugs I'm guessing. These screens look pretty flimsy and like they would fall down in an instant, yet none of them were messed up at all. I thought it was weird how this level four hurricane could destroy huge things like trees, cars, and houses, yet these little screens around the pool could stay up. I later asked my dad how could they stand the hurricane while the big things couldn't, and he said it was because they basically let the air through them, since there are many holes. I had what people sending these emails usually call a "MountainWings Moment". What my dad told me also relates in the real world too. If people won't budge at all (like the cars and trees), then they'll get blown away and destroyed. But if people would act more like the pool-screens, they could survive the "hurricane" of life. Instead of always having it your way, compromise with the wind. That way you'll stay standing. ~A MountainWings Original by Potter, Woodbridge, VA~ Thank you for inviting MountainWings in your mailbox. See you tomorrow. Take care of yourself, Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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