I wont' get into why. The secret to our survival is found in every mystical text ever composed. Maybe that's the secret. But think about this. We live here, in the land of earthquakes.
Nothing is scarier than that.
It's spread out over more square miles than any other metropolis in the world. I watch carefully for facial alterations that may signal the transition from sorrow to joy. And all the children were running around, looking for their parents. I couldn't find you and mama. That was the worst part.