“A single decision, a moment in time, and the ground could shift beneath your feet.”
“What a strange sensation to have the ground under your feet shift unexpectedly. One moment rock solid, the next quivering.”
“Certainly war meant dying, but it always shifted the ground beneath a person's feet when it was someone who had once lived and breathed in close proximity.”
“When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.”
“Once the world was pulled out from beneath your feet, did you ever get to stand on firm ground again?”