Hoping
In the past few weeks, a lot of things have been going on – civil wars in Egypt and Libya, Earthquake in New Zealand and most recently, the 8.9 magnitude quake that devastated the northern portion of Japan, the ensuing Tidal waves and the still unresolved meltdown of the nuclear power plants in Fukushima. Families have been separated from their loved ones while others are grieving for their loss. 10,000 people in Japan are feared dead and a lot of Filipinos with friends and family members currently in Japan are so worried of their safety. False news and fabricated text messages have been circulating, making people around the globe all the more anxious as the majority of the world’s population can only do so much but sit back and utter prayers for those who have been deeply affected by these incidents. Japan for me has always been a strong and beautiful country. It seems to be the dream destination of everyone who loves to travel. And to see it crumble like that, as shown in pictures and videos, one can only realize that we, as a human race do not have any control against the wrath of nature. It scares me to think that any time, any day, I can die. That life is so short you’ll never know when it’s your time.
But, in this time of disaster as in any other moments of distress (as far as I could remember), people become more caring and compassionate. Calamities like this allow people to become more “human” again, as we are reminded of our own mortality. Suddenly, wealth, race and power do not matter anymore. And we see people from all walks of life, and across the world sending consoling and hopeful messages.
For days, it’s been bad and alarming news. But, today we got some stories of survival. Four-month old baby, 70-year-old woman, 60-year old man – found alive! (story here). Again, a manifestation of how people try to hold on to dear life and of how courageous rescue workers tirelessly search for others who might still be fighting to stay alive.
In my own little world, I have my own share of “calamities and disasters”. But, after a few seconds of depression I start to feel guilty and ashamed of myself. Because my own “little” problems are not even one tenth of the problem faced by people who have lost homes, families and worst, hope.
I believe Japan can recover. I believe there’ll be peace again across Middle East. I believe God will lead us through. He will never forsake nor abandon us.
(To help Japan, click here. There are several ways to send assistance and support. And let us pray for everyone).
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