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The bottom line is:
"No fear, no surprise, no hesitation, doubt or allow oneself to wallow in disappointment."
Richard Templar adapted from a seventeenth century samurai warrior.

I must admit I am not the most pragmatic of people. I have learned it is hard to plan for all eventualities. Recent earthquake disaster in Haiti have me reviewing my own critical incident instructions.

Relating to this my favourite series at the moment is BBC Survivors. I have the first series as a DVD box set. We are now on series 2. They are good lessons in teaching how to deal with crises/trauma by sometimes referring to how selfishly immature we can be when we have to deal with an emergency.

The series deliciously promotes maturity. The sub plots divide the characters into the following themes: Prejudice, Superstition, Ignorance, Fear, Tolerance, Consideration, Detachment, Constancy, Cheerfulness and finally absence of Negative Emotions.
Series 2 episode 1 aptly illustrates what it is like to be trapped in a building that has collapsed. My prayers are for everyone in Haiti : (

Copy and paste the URL below in your URL bar as my link is not working properly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00pzch5/Survivors_Series_2_Episode_1/



Have you heard of Hugh Masekela? I was introduced to his music when I was in Mozambique in 1996. Check out one of his songs.