Sunday, November 4, 2012

Do not harm the oil and the wine

In a scene reminiscent from science fiction or disaster movies, Hurricane Sandy has caused deadlock on New York streets. The hurricane is over and damage is contained but severe shortages of gas may be a  wake up call to man's illusion of independence and self-reliance.


NY Battlefield for Gas

Revelations 6
5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart[c] of wheat for a denarius,[d] and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”