Hubris

Water, the very substance of life, that which makes up the majority of our bodies, is responsible for the death of more people than the first nuclear weapon used in anger. A wall of water swept away over 150,000 men, women and children, water.

Man foolishly imagines himself the Master of his fate, much less of this world. He could be no more wrong. We are here at the sufferance of nature, and just as it has the potential to give us life, so too can it take it away. The next time you think that you are in control of yourself, your destiny, think again.