Prayers in the face of natural disasters

The news of an earthquake in my hometown came again. My heart skipped a beat, and I felt panicked. My conditioned reflex was to call my parents immediately.

As soon as the phone call came and I heard my mother’s voice, my heart suddenly relaxed. Thank God, there was no other special tone in her tone. She still felt the same joy after receiving our call. At this time, the sun was shining brightly.

"Mom, I heard that there was an earthquake in my hometown. Are you okay?"

"It's okay! My parents are working in the fields now and don't feel anything. I heard it two days ago It was said that the earthquake hit near the county seat. Houses cracked and collapsed; cars were damaged by falling rocks on the mountain; there were not many casualties. "

"I'm very worried, I'm just afraid you will be affected."

"There is nothing wrong here. The ground under our house is thick and cannot be shaken. Other places are flat and the ground is relatively thin, so it is easy to be shaken. Your parents are here, so don't worry."

"Okay. If something happens, you have to tell us children as soon as possible. Don't be too careless."

In fact, how could I forget that my parents don't know how to use it at all? If you make a call on your mobile phone, it will only be answered. Once the phone screen goes black, they are helpless. I have taught her many times, but my mother still can’t type. My father said he understood, but he has never taken the initiative to call us.

Perhaps, my father has his own ideas. Brother often jokes that this is the real one-line connection. I can read them: parents need to take the initiative as their children and call them!

Now in our village, all those left behind are the old, weak, sick and disabled, as well as the young and strong, who have all gone out to make a living. We have always wanted to take our parents out to live with us, but we couldn't keep them, so we had to let them go. An old man in his 70s still doing farm work in the fields should be another sight to see.

I really want to tell my mother, if we are in an earthquake zone, where is the difference between thick and thin ground? Once an earthquake occurs, as long as the magnitude is large enough, it will be a disaster!

The earth can be divided into three layers. The center layer is the core, which is mainly composed of iron elements; the middle layer is the mantle; and the outer layer is the crust. Earthquakes generally occur in the earth's crust. The interior of the earth's crust is constantly changing, resulting in the action of force (i.e. internal force). A strong explosion of force causes an earthquake.

In places far away from the epicenter, you often cannot feel the up and down beating, but you can feel horizontal shaking.

Moreover, when a large earthquake occurs somewhere, a series of earthquakes often occur within a period of time. The largest earthquake is called the mainshock, and the earthquakes that occur before the mainshock are called foreshocks. , earthquakes that occur after the main shock are called aftershocks...

Therefore, there should be aftershocks in the past few days. Don't be too careless and take precautions.

It is impossible for me to tell my mother all this knowledge on the phone. I don't want to add to her worries, as long as she is safe. In the face of natural disasters, what is supposed to come will always come. What cannot be changed is acceptance and prayer!

I pray that the folks in my hometown can escape the disaster and be safe! Get sunshine every day.