Telling Disasters .....
The Cyclone in Myanmar & Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake in China illustrate progress amongst terrible human hardship. China acted decisively allowing a free flow of information, then quickly accepted international aid in an organized effort to manage the unthinkable.

Conversely, the Burmese Junta reacted with an arms length attitude of distrust & lack of communication. Acted with arrogance and false pride as if they are above the natural calamities that every nation must endure.

China accepts & embraces emergency aid because they care deeply about their people. They are not too proud to realize how equal we all are in the face of Mother Nature. It makes me smile because China shows true respect in accepting help from the world community. Respect is something that tends to grow freely, attaching itself to many things :).