MH370:  Wouldn't it Be Nice For a Change....

We live in a world dominated by the unrelenting grim realities of intentional international murder, destruction and evil.  We are almost certain that Flight MH370 lies in pieces somewhere with the precious lives of its passengers just as scattered.

But maybe, instead, for once,  THIS could be what happened...

March 15th 2014  AP - Sources in Thailand's vacation island of Phuket report that the remains of a hot-air ballon have been found on a beach containing a note from one of the passengers on the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370.

Unconfirmed reports suggest that the note was written two days before and was a secured to the home-made balloon - which was then released by someone with knowledge that the primarily easterly winds would carry the fragile craft to a landfall in Thailand.

Although the translation remains unconfirmed, the note reads in part:

"...I was a passenger on Flight MH 370....we were told we had to make an emergency landing and all our cell-phones were confiscated.  We were blindfolded and taken in several boats away from the landing field.  We have been stranded on this beach for three days with very little food and water.  We think this is a small Island somewhere near the Andaman Islands.  There are over 230 people here and we have very little shelter.  Please send help...."

I'm sure the reality will prove to be much more dreadful, but we can hope, right?