08-23-2011, 03:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tapu
Yes, the unexpectedness makes it hard to process.
I think, too, that it's a primal fear: the actual ground on which you're standing is moving. It literally "shakes the foundation" of your existence.
It's "deeper" than storms or floods and such. In a tornado, you go inside. In a flood, you get to higher ground. In an earthquake? They say if you're inside stay inside; if you're outside stay outside. What's that tell you? There is nowhere safe to go.
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Being a native Californian....
We are told to find a doorway to stand in....
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