If we build raised earth parks, we will never see the people who, but for our aid, would have died; no orphans in desperate need will appear on the nightly news. But isn’t it much better to keep parents safe than to help orphans after their parents have been killed?
原因之一是防灾工作并不引人注目。人们愿意为明确的受害者提供帮助。但如果修建高地公园，我们永远也不会看到若非我们的援助就可能死去的受害者；晚间新闻里也不会出现嗷嗷待哺的孤儿。但保护父母的安全难道不比在父母死后帮助孤儿要好得多？