I ponder the same question when catastrophic events capture the attention of the media, and the human organizations charged with preventing and responding to tragedy fail or appear powerless.
For example, knowing that terrorists may possess nuclear weapons is a sobering thought. Witnessing the second Bush family member plunge the great american society of the information age into economic trouble and diplomatic chaos is also frightening.
When you realize human efforts fade to futility in one historical event after another, it is easy, almost comforting to revert back to the WTBS diagnosis of current world symptoms.
Then, I recompose myself and remember what is written in scripture. I also remember that religions are human organizations and prone to futility disguised with hypocrisy and manipulation.
Once I realize that believing in a Divine Creator means focusing my concentration and meditation upon the object/target of that personal belief, I am immune to human interference.
My personal concept of a Supreme Being resides in my mind and that concept is the focus of my thoughts, target of my prayers, and subject of my research. The human factor cannot become a variable when the concept is abstract, personal, and psychological.
Therefore, like many before me and many to follow, from time to time, I too will be suddenly jolted or dislodged from balance because of a former scripted paradigm of fear and almost begin to tremble.
Fortunately, reason, logic, and reality awaken me like the frozen waters of the antarctic, and I begin thinking again. It is the constant motion and energy created by thinking and exercising of my mind that generates the heat and warmth that lights my soul!