Tuesday, September 16, 2008

A Hope Grown in Peril

Here is an audio link from National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" last night.

It tells the non-dominant narrative of those who live in hurricane country. I find it an interesting display of action taken during this perilous time; rather than heeding government and evacuation warnings, the people Johnston describes instead decide to totally ignore their authorities in favor of the hope they hold. This is simply an exposure of another often overlooked school of thought. A bit of culture, if you will. What do you think?

1 comment:

Rosie S said...

That was a really interesting story. However I think that while it's uplifting, it also sheds light on another, less positive way people tend to react to perilous times; denial. Often times when someone is faced with a difficult situation, denying it is an easy thing to do. They focused a lot on the aspect of hope in the story, and i would say that often times hope and denial go hand in hand. If you do choose to deny a problem, then, after that, the best you can do is hope for the best.