What a STORM!

After reading the first four chapters of Power, one thing in particular CLEARLY has an overwhelming abundance of power. What I'm referring to is the incredibly destructive storm that deranges all of the life and earth around Omishto.

"I scream and I see that the sky is bruised and unnatural, and the wind is so strong the deer are flying, looks of terror on their faces. The deer are flying in the storm...They are lifted up by the wind and everything is again dark and wounded and two large trees turn over and fall, black-trunked and shaken out by the hands of something bigger. Fifty-foot trees, they must be, their dark roots in air."


What a sight to see! How is it possible for wind and rain to create such devastation? It almost seems as if this situation is beyond believable. I mean, can you honestly fathom the thought of large deer being tossed around in the wind as if they were sheets of paper? To me, this is an absolute phenomenon. Sure, we turn to the Weather Channel and to the Discovery Channel and hear stories about select natural disasters that have caused utter destruction, but how can we humanly imagine something of a certain degree unless we've witnessed a similar event ourselves?

I remember the discussion in class on Monday when someone mentioned how strange it was that Omishto didn't realize that her dress came off in the midst of the storm. Initially I could not even imagine not noticing that I was standing butt-naked outdoors; however, you have to consider the context of Omishto's situation:

1. First off, the poor girl is literally fighting to hold onto a tree, as to save her own life.
2. She is most likely bewildered by the atrocious scene of flying trees and animals around her.
3. She's straining her muscles to hang on, because she's outside for quite some time.

In the midst of all of this chaos, I highly doubt that anyone would recognize their clothing being stripped off. I know I would probably be MOST concerned with SURVIVING the storm, and not giving in to it.