Now it appears that some of those fears have been validated, though not in the way most people were expecting. The Sendai nuclear power plant was the first of those reactors to be restarted on Tuesday, an event which couldn't have come at a worse time. A volcano near the plant appears ready to blow its top.
Japan's weather agency on Saturday told thousands of residents near a southern city to prepare for a possible evacuation as it upgraded a volcanic eruption warning.If that's not a terrible omen for Japan's resurgent nuclear program, I don't know what is. Considering that the Japanese are so well-known for their superstitions, perhaps they should take a hint from this event, and rethink the idea of reopening dozens of nuclear power plants across one of the most seismic, and volcanically active regions on the planet.
Officials raised their alert to its second-highest level after picking up increasing seismic activity around the volcano Sakurajima, which sits just off the coast of Kagoshima, a city of more than 600,000 people.
The volcano is about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from a nuclear reactor that was switched on this week, as Japan restarted its nuclear power programme following the 2011 Fukushima crisis when a quake-sparked tsunami set off reactor meltdowns at the now-crippled site.
Critics have said the restarted reactor at Sendai was still at risk from natural disasters.
"The possibility for a large-scale eruption has become extremely high for Sakurajima," the agency said, warning residents to exercise "strict caution" and prepare for a possible evacuation. The warning applies to a part of the island, which is home to more than 4,000 people.
Dominion over the Earth is given to the Children, but not to disrespect or to be ungrateful for.
The rumblings of the Earth are being ignored, while agendas that stem from the greed for Money and Power are pursued relentlessly.
The Children are not learning thier lessons, and are repeating mistake after mistake. Slick tongues sow the seeds of division and strife, darkening the days, while legalistic grey areas of shadow lead the listeners into darkness.
Therefore, foundations are being uprooted that will topple whole lands into seas of lava or water, to be found no more.
If the Children do not love the Earth, the Earth will not love the Children, and if the they do not take care of the Earth and treasure all it's gifts, the Earth will withdraw it's support for them.
The Earth has many companions in it's neighborhood, and powerful forces, that will assist it.
The story of Numenor from the Silmarillion is a case example of the things above. Perhaps it is just a symbolic tale, but the message is spot on.