Eathquake in China

Honestly I couldn’t make myself read and see the photos of the news. It broke me to tears when I do it. It is just unbearably painful for me. It reminds me of the incident few years ago in my own hometown. It was the time when a strong earthquake collapsed literally almost every building in my hometown (including my family’s business). It was one of the down moments I had.

The incident has taken away my relatives – a whole family of my cousin (he, his wife, and sons) – and my childhood friends. Looking at the anguish people on the pictures remind me of what my family and relatives encountered back then. They were so in pain … couldn’t help myself bursting into tears.

Even though I wasn’t there, but I could feel the pain — not only during the disaster — but the aftermath. The aftermath of the earthquake ain’t easy. For those survivors, I pray and wish they could get over the pain and let go of the beloved people who’ve gone. It ain’t easy, but along with time, I wish the pain would subside……

As what happened in my hometown, the aftermath imprints trauma in their mind — they would feel the fear when any slight earthquake happens. In my hometown, after the powerful earthquake, small and frequent earthquakes still happened now and then for about 2 years. So you can imagine the fear and worry they ‘ve encountered.

I hope the survivors could see what is the more important things in life after this incident — it is not about material possessions — but about cherishing the love of and to the ones who are close to you. That is for me is the meaning of life. To love and be loved.