In the Caribbean, time often moves to its own rhythm — unhurried, measured, and deeply spiritual. But every so often, nature steps in to remind us that even paradise must prepare. This week, Jamaica stands poised beneath the gathering clouds of Hurricane Melissa: a storm born slow, grown steady, and whispered into being by the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea.
And as the nation watches and waits, one can’t help but think about how preparedness — whether for a hurricane or for a mortgage — defines not just survival, but vision.
