You go on dreaming,
imagining beautiful things for the coming days, the future. But in moments
when danger is imminent, then suddenly you become aware that
there may be no future, no tomorrow, that this is the only moment you
have got. So times of disaster are very revealing. They dont
bring anything new in the world; they simply make you aware of the world
as it is. They wake you up. If you dont understand this, you can go
mad; if you understand this, you can become awakened.