Some of us came here on purpose, some of us were born here, some of us couldn't afford to go anywhere else. We all ended up right here just because we did. We all have a few choices in life. People with a lot of money seem to have more choices than us poor folks, but, we could have moved on somewhere.
But we didn't. We all tried to make a home here in Jacksonville. We work, at our jobs, at side jobs to make extra money, on our houses, on our yards. We have tried to make the best of what we have, whether it is a lot or a little.
Then, a hurricane comes along. There is nothing you can do to stop it. There is no way to escape it. The rich people have corrupted the laws to make sufficient insurance on our property impossible for us to afford. So we suffer.
We worry all year, each year. We know the hurricane that ruins our life could come at any time. The news reminds us of the official beginning of hurricane season each year, and a little part of us dies each year when they announce it. You work in the heat all summer, knowing that at any time, for no apparent reason, a hurricane can come take away everything you have worked for your entire life.
I wonder why that is. I wonder why their are hurricanes? To test our will, to punish us for some deed. No, they are random acts of violence. Created by the mere existence of the earth. But they are evil. They can break a man's spirit. You can act brave and act like it is no big deal. "I'll just rebuild". Bull shit.
The real truth is when you see a man taking pictures of his life. Not for insurance purposes, but just so he will have them to remember what life was before a cruel act of nature took it all away forever. Why? We didn't do anything wrong.
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