People like to think of man-made systems as solid. The systems that are necessary to make society run, as a whole. Government, citizenship etc. They are not thought about as much as other things, in our daily lives, because we trust these systems enough to not worry TOO much. We complain and talk about improvements, but we willingly participate every single day of our lives no matter how good our arguments against it might be. We talk about the problems as if we aren't partaking in the longevity of the problems; as if we are not participants and it's someone else fault.
But these systems and behavior are reflections of ourselves. People are soft, squishy, and a collective organization of many things. We're also very vulnerable, and compensate with ego - so we might seem less vulnerable to other people. But us, and our societal systems are weak to the forces of nature. We live in homes, neighborhoods and cities as if they are gonna last forever. Tornados, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes and volcanoes are some of the forces that make us understand how mortal we are, and how little/insignificant our 'important shit' is to actual objective reality.
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