Metaphor on storms of life

"A geologist was being interviewed. He was a beach geologist, so his field of study was beaches and sand and the like. And at the time he was being interviewed, there was a large hurricane pounding the Outer Banks off the Carolinas. He was being interviewed about what hurricanes do to beaches. We all know what hurricanes do to beaches and beach houses and such. We feel they're very destructive, right? They destroy homes and take down power lines and take away sand, and whole beaches disappear in a hurricane. This is what got my attention: The geologist said, 'You know, I can't wait to get out there in the next 24 hours.' And the interviewer said, 'What do you expect to find out there?' and I was listening and I thought he was going to talk about all the destruction he was going to find. What he said really surprised me. He said, 'I expect to find a new beach.'" - Margaret Wheatley