The World Through the Eyes of Gods

Chapter 1: Helpless Before the Elements

From the height of your observation, planet Earth appears majestic and serene. Yet, within its depths and atmosphere, forces constantly stir—forces that humans often fail to comprehend. The elements—storms, earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricanes—are the voice of the Earth, its power manifesting itself in ways that are beyond human control. Despite all their achievements, people remain helpless before these natural forces.
In their pursuit to conquer nature, humans forget that Earth is not merely a resource to be exploited. It is a living organism—breathing, moving, and responding to every intrusion. Mountains, rivers, oceans—these are not just geographic features but parts of its body, components of a single entity with which humanity is more closely connected than it realizes.
Helpless Before the Storm
In an instant, a hurricane can erupt, sweeping everything in its path. A city built over decades can be reduced to rubble in mere hours. In these moments, people realize their vulnerability but rarely consider that this storm is just a manifestation of natural forces they often underestimate.
As you observe a hurricane from the heights of space, you see it as an enormous rotating cloud mass moving inexorably across the Earth's surface. People flee, hide, and try to save their possessions, but before the power of nature, they are powerless. Only after the storm subsides will they begin to rebuild, but they rarely think about the fact that this is not the last storm that will come.
Earthquakes and Volcanoes: The Wrath of the Earth
The Earth can suddenly tremble, releasing the underground forces accumulated within its depths. An earthquake is the planet’s way of signaling that it is alive, that it breathes and reacts to all that happens on its surface. You watch as cracks cut through the Earth's crust, buildings collapse, and people, full of fear, search for safety.
And what are volcanoes if not the Earth's very breath? Lava flows and ash, spewed into the sky, are its response to the pressure that humanity may not even notice. People consider volcanoes ancient and dangerous, but they seldom think of them as living vents through which the Earth relieves its internal tensions.
Water: Creation and Destruction
Oceans and rivers are the arteries of the planet, through which its life flows. Water, capable of creating and sustaining life, can also become a destructive force. Floods, tsunamis, deluges—all serve as reminders to humanity that they live at nature’s mercy.
Watching a tsunami, you see how a massive wave, born somewhere deep in the ocean, approaches the shore. People run, trying to escape, but before the immense power of water, they are nothing. The sea, once calm, turns into a merciless destroyer, sweeping away everything in its path.
The Earth as a Living Organism
People often forget that they are not just living on Earth but are part of its ecosystem. Every action they take has consequences, even if they are not immediately visible. As you observe them building cities, cutting down forests, polluting rivers and oceans, you realize that all these actions impact the planet.
The Earth responds to intrusion—sometimes slowly and imperceptibly, sometimes sharply and aggressively. When the next catastrophe strikes, people tend to see it as a coincidence or a disaster but rarely realize that it might be the living planet’s reaction to their actions.