Yesterday was a big wake-up call for earthquake preparation. Although it was a small earthquake (magnitude of around 4.4 or so), it is one of the largest earthquakes in Vancouver before the Big One (which I'm very worried about). Earthquake News
One thing that was very surprising was how my friends and their families responded. When the earthquake struck, my friends simply paused what they were doing and sat it through. Their parents, on the other hand, began packing up their valuables. None of them climbed under a table for safety. This should not be what they do during the Big One. Packing up valuables is dangerous and childish during a disaster.
I believe that our society is beginning to "wreck" humankind. We are being taught that valuables such as diamonds mean more than our life because of the time and effort we spent earning money for that valuable. Money and valuables are not even close to being substitutes with human lives, and should not be of any value during a disaster because you simply cannot buy a life with money.
However, I realized that living a life after a disaster can be difficult without money or a home, but we should realize now that earthquakes are real and are going to happen. A death is not worth the money. Learn how to take care of yourself.
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