When I worked for less than a few years, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck, and although I was only there for three days, I volunteered.

Even now, some 30 years later, I do not feel that the number of victims has dramatically decreased or that the efficiency of evacuation centers has significantly improved.

Even now, just as it was 30 years ago, the news is explaining how to use cardboard boxes and newspapers to beat the cold, and so on.

Technology such as "a new exterior coating that stops buildings from collapsing" or "a rocket that sends large quantities of supplies to isolated evacuation centers" has yet to appear.

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We have been exceptionally "passive" regarding natural disasters throughout history.

We can only recover from a natural disaster that has completely overrun our daily lives.

It is very frustrating.

At this point, I have lived without encountering a direct hit from a natural disaster, but there is no guarantee that such good fortune will last until my death.

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I am sure that my body, head, and energy will deteriorate, and I will be unable to live my daily life.

In such a situation, I am unsure if I would survive if I were hit directly by a natural disaster. Even if I stayed, I am skeptical I could maintain the energy to live afterward.

It is frustrating that all I can do is pray to God, saying, "I want to escape my life without encountering war or disaster.