Tell us whether or not you tend to pay attention to events in other parts of the world and why?
Why should we care about what happens in places far away from where we live in general?
Yes I tend to. Event happening in other parts of the world may affect us directly or indirectly. It can affect us in many ways – financially, economically, health and safety. We can also learn from these events such as what we should do when we encounter a similar situation. With this past knowledge, we can draw from it and come up with an even more efficient and effective solution than what the victims in the past have done. Take for example the recent earthquake in Japan. This natural disaster registered 8.9 on the Richter scale. From it, we can learn how to rebuild whatever has been destroyed and how to build better infrastructure to withstand natural disasters on a similar scale. In addition, I learnt that San Francisco is likely to be hit by an earthquake. Thus we know that San Francisco may not be a safe place to be in in the near future. From the Japan earthquake, the San Francisco authorities can start making preparations to brace itself for the predicted natural disaster that it cannot avoid. When this happens, we can then minimise the death toll. Knowing about these events helps us to make informed decisions. While others are fleeing Japan, we wouldn’t want to be visiting it due to the possible radiation emitted from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. We would also not want to visit the neighbouring countries if we can avoid it. Since we are aware of the natural disaster that has ravaged Japan, we can do our part and donate money as well as other essentials to assist our Japanese counterparts. We would also exercise more caution when it comes to consuming food imported from Japan.
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