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Equilibrium
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Rabu, 20 April 2016 - 15:21:24 WIB | Dibaca: 36529 kali
At the end of 2010, Mount Bromo erupted.
Volcanic debris spewed out. Stones and
pebbles fell onto the ancient caldera, all along
Laut Pasir or Sea of Sand. Volcanic ash was
blown all around and covered the surrounding
villages and towns. Rows of casuarinaceae trees
throughout the Tengger mountain range were
blanketed with volcanic ash. It resembled a rich
reddish-brown sepia color, as in photographs
of times past. Volcanic dust and particles
enveloped trees, houses, roads, and vegetable
fields. Magnificent awe-inspiring vegetable
fields around the mountain region turned to a
bleak dark grey color.
Perhaps Mount Bromo eruptions pale in
comparison to the cataclysmic e!ects of
Mount Merapi. There are no deaths. There are
no pyroclastic flows of rolling hot gas from the
volcanos summit that sweep down the flanks
of the mountain destroying everything in its path.
At Bromo, there is no Mbah Maridjan, a
charismatic historic figure, who was turned into
the mystic gatekeeper of Mount Merapi. There
is no flowing lava that can bring the heart of the
economic activities to a grinding halt.
The history of Mount Bromo eruptions may
not be as dramatic as that of Mount Merapi.
The volcanic ash and debris of Mount Merapi
once covered the landside. The temples were
submerged within it, forcing the King to relocate
his kingdom to Kediri in East Java.
The Bromo eruptions are possibly not as horrific
as those of Merapi. Nevertheless, thousands of
acres of vegetable fields have been irrevocably
damaged, as crops are non-harvestable.
Hundreds of houses have been destroyed.
Roads have been damaged. Farmers and those
dependent on the tourism industry have lost a
viable means of income.
Volcanic eruptions are possibly a common natural
phenomenon. Devastating volcanic eruptions
often a!ect Indonesian people, because they live
under the shadows of 130 volcanoes. However,
our ancestors were wiser in interpreting volcanic
eruptions as a life cycle. The eruptions are a
masterpiece of the Creator and Destroyer of the
universe. Volcanic eruptions are perhaps the way
our Mother Nature heals herself from humankinds
exploitation of nature. The volcanic debris spewed
from a volcano is a detoxifying agent from factorymade
non-organic fertilizers that destroy the Earth.
Volcanic eruptions are stories of cyclic blessings and
disasters. It is just like dark and bright or yin and
yang. They are stories about balance. Equilibrium.
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