Thursday, January 20;
GP1: post tsunami
Hope
firstly, as some of you have already known. this is my gp blog that i am required to come up with. it's like the modern version of a physical little book-like journal that little school girls use to pen in their secondary school crushes or lovestories everyday. well, ive never seen myself with a blog but ohwells, here it is :)
my first late entry is a reflection on one of the most disastrous incidents that has created a not-so-happy atmosphere to start a new year. the asian tsunami case.
how are the kids to continue school, that is after it has been re-built? how are those who have left their parents, not knowing where they are or whether they still live? when can delusional, parents who are still in denial, let go of their deceased little four-year olds? or maybe twelve? how are the people to overcome the hallucinations, the re-occurring nightmares, the truth of deaths that has yet to sink in? why is it the smell of decay and death so hard to diffuse? why is the stain of the bloodshed so hard to wash away? why are the tears that have been shed to hard to dry up?
some questions can't be answered, some should not. as the pain and agony that lingers and hovers over the truth can hurt so bad that it's excruciating. this disaster was of no one's fault. it was of no one's wish. it was of no one's intention. there's no one to push the blame to. Mother Nature did not do this on purpose, nor was it deliberately. im sure she did not know her explosion of power would kill so many faceless thousands.
One fortunate little yellow bird that managed to seek shelter from the sudden storm, is Singapore. Lady Luck has been taking a long vacation on our sunny island. we have so much to thank for, but still there are some brainless, unfeeling, despicable masses who do not appreciate this. we could very well be buried under 2m worth of merciless sand, be submerged with powerful waves, be under a state of cold concrete slabs and exposed distorted rusting steel. that can definitely deplete and destroy this small red dot. and lose our own people, the young nation with a bright future to embrace.
many world bodies have pledged millions and billions of money. overflowing of monetary donations and what nots. the mutli-racial volunteers that stick around or flew over to just give their helping hand. etc. etc. is it just me or does it seem as though the invisible seams have somewhat snapped between the people of the world? suddenly all differences have been put aside? maybe something good can come out of this incident. maybe new hope of world peace between countries can re-surface. maybe a new, stronger bond between nations is growing. maybe people can grow to be less greedy, less selfish, less violent, less barbaric, less insane. Maybe more friendships, more kinship, more love, more sincerity, more optimism in life for others. Basically, the fundamental feelings of humanity that we lack of, tremendously.
and just maybe, life can become more meaningful to everyone. regardless of race, language or religion.
please include them in your prayers. thank you. Labels: ponder, school
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