Waves of Tsunami - Moment for Quick and the Dead
December 26,
2004.. The day the tsunami happened. People died. Survivors can’t cope. Some people are still missing. It took a week before I heard about the tragedy. My job is very demanding and tiring so I just sleep after my work. Anyway, after hearing the news, I researched for it on the web and realized how massive were the damages. I’m not referring to the buildings, houses, cars, etc. but I’m referring to people’s lives. People who lost their loved-ones, most of them their WHOLE FAMILY. I think this is the reason why I’m writing this.. because I never want to go through the same experience and I can’t afford to lose any one of them. How many of us would ever really understand what it is like to lose not just loved ones, but a whole family. I DON’T.
I have read several stories the day it happened. They were traumatizing. Their stories were very detailed. I can picture how they were pushed under the water. Some of them were lucky to be alive right now because they were able to grabbed a stray log. Some of them have to climbed a tree and wait for several days to be rescued w/ a python clinging on the same tree. 2/3 of a town were immediately erased from a map. 90,000 people were dead in a matter of seconds.
I remember one story that a couple lost their son who has down syndrome. For me, this is the depressing part. A lot of children died. Somehow this tragedy took away the good life ahead of them. It’s something that they can’t control. I’ve seen various pictures of victims on the i
nternet, a few of them were children. I can’t stand it. I dunno why, but I really can’t. Seeing their pictures reminds me the feeling on how bereaving it is to see victims of famine and yes, most of them were innocent children. I got into a site wherein pictures were posted into a wall of missing children. I just wanna show you part of the phrases that were listed:
- Max Werkelm is four…his big brother Charlie is all of 6.
- Charlotte Svensson’s would have her tenth birthday in just two weeks
- Tim Leger is five. He was almost surely lost because he was in the area hardest hit.
- Their Christmas gathering of family and friends totaled seventeen people. Fourteen are missing, including all the children.
- WE ARE SEARCHING FOR 20 HOURS A DAY, SLEEPING ALMOST NOTHING.
- Sometimes a picture brought a smile…a happy moment just a few days ago.
- DON’T WORRY. IF THEY ARE DEAD, IF THEY DIED…THEY DIED HAPPY BECAUSE THEY WERE SO HAPPY HERE.
- Teemu loved playing ice hockey.
- Four year old Julia was, said her grandmother, my own little angel.
I know that a lot of people are contributing and volunteering to help the victims. I offer them my prayers. Both for the victims and for the good-hearted people who offer services to help.
This is a tribute for the victims of this tragedy, most especially for people who lost their loved ones. I admire your courage and strength. As I’ve said earlier, I can’t afford to go through to the same experience, I’d probably die too! A year later, there could be a lot of tourists again on that area, and that means there are children. And I wished them an ordinary life. A chance to grow and spend their youth at its best. May I never see another picture posted on bulletin boards, because I have enough pictures, already in my mind. 
Reading stories like this makes me realize how important life is and how short it can be. So live your life to the fullest. Don’t waste a moment to make someone’s day. Kaya kung sino man nagbabasa nito ngayon…mahal kita dude!! hehe.
