[Plain Old Jane]

the ocean is a wonderous and frightful thing. I'm feeling along the same feelings with mike, i do feel sad, I think ANY loss of life is meaningless and sad. but we can all only help in the small ways we are able. but as much as some of us (including me) want to stop and grieve and give reverence and all that, as much as we dont want it to, life goes on. and we have as little control over that as we do over those 100,000 deaths.

when buddha saw four sights: a sick man, a poor man, a begger, and a corpse, he was filled with infinite sorrow.

but he went on to form one of the mainstream religions based on peace and tranquility.

Say a prayer (or dont for our athiest/agnostic viewers), reflect, then move on.