Saturday, November 9, 2013

All we can do is pray ~~

Last Friday, my family braced ourselves for the wrath of the Super Typhoon Yolanda. The massive rainfall and the sound of the whizzing wind frightened me so much. But my fear is nothing compared to the horror that the people in the central Philippines felt. I saw the footage and pictures in the news last night and the sight of devastation in many areas in the Philippines was heart-breaking. The fury of the most powerful typhoon ever recorded left thousands of people homeless and buried many cities underneath mud.

Many Filipinos' live in shanty areas, with house made of bamboo, ply and ridged iron roofs. When you're faced with the scenario like this, you can only pray, pray, pray and pray. It's hard to imagine the substantial loss of lives and properties. Looking at the TV monitor, I can feel the horrifying terror and the insatiable sorrow of losing the people they love. And if it were me, I would really lose my mind. It took me back to my childhood memories when my family used to live in a shack. I remember all the sleepless nights my family had whenever we battle every typhoon that ravaged our town. The dread of seeing every bit of our  house torned and all the crops ripped brought so much tears. And yes, the hunger qualm almost brought me to unconsciousness.

But here we are. We have endured a seemingly never-ending pattern of deadly disasters including countless typhoons. I know that just like any other calamities, we're going to stand again and re-build our lives.  We have proven this so many times. The unsurpassed Filipino resilience will again surface. We have unwavering faith and we ~ I strongly believe that this too shall pass.

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