This was an unexpected skirmish. The typhoon with its force 14 winds wrapped in torrential rains was the strongest typhoon to hit this season since the founding of New China. As a child, I experienced a force 12 typhoon and that was a terrifying memory. This time, the reports say force 14 - what does that mean? It's like the difference between 99 and 100, or 59 and 60, but definitely not the difference between 70 and 71. When talking about the typhoon with people around me, they listen as if it were casual conversation. Perhaps only those who have personally experienced a typhoon know how terrible it can be. Below is an article for mental reassurance. Let us use the "Varanda mindset" to withstand this natural disaster..-psytopic.com