There is Always Someone Worse off than Yourself

A little river in our garden after a tropical downpour
The volcanic soil soon absorbs this much to our delight!

Cyclone Cook has hit New Zealand with a vengeance. Many parts of the country are in a state of floods with families having to evacuate their homes. Farmlands swamped and animals having to be rescued. Where we live in Northland, we have not been hit as hard, having said that, we have had much rain and some roads have been closed due to flooding, but we are so much more fortunate than others. It is times such as these that we as a nation reach out and lend a helping hand..

A little tale to ponder:

The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did not know where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal approach them, off they used to run. One day they saw a troop of wild Horses stampeding about, and in quite a panic all the Hares scuttled off to a lake near by, determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a continual state of fear. But just as they got near the bank of the lake, a troop of Frogs, frightened in their turn by the approach of the Hares scuttled off, and jumped into the water. “Truly,” said one of the Hares, “things are not so bad as they seem: “There is always someone worse off than yourself.”

Have a pleasant day - and spare a thought for those less fortunate than yourself