So tragic, so emotional when the dead cannot be buried because they come by the millions . . .
Posted by Malaybalay Blogger at 10:35 PMThe earthquake that hit Port-Au-Prince, Haiti has come and gone but its after effects are just being felt and its destruction surfacing. CNN has heartbreaking images of victims who nearly died and are now with their loved ones; images of victims who are still being caught by the rubble that to look at them, tears your heart apart; flock of people who sits anywhere still recovering from the shock.
One poignantly related how she and her brother went about their task to teach literacy when the earthquake came upon them. Her brother ran and was able to escape but she slipped so she was trapped and for 50 hours remained stuck because there were no equipments to pull her. When finally she was pulled out, she saw her right leg already lifeless and had to be cut off. Still she thanked God for being alive and expressed fear for others who may not have received the same medical attention that had.
France, China,Cuba and United States are the first responders in giving aid. Would you believe there are those who exploit the situation? They ask for financial aid for the earthquake victims but in fact the money is channeled for personal purposes.
The Philippines can learn from the experience of Haiti. Being an archipelago, earthquakes can be tectonic in origin which refers to the "fault" which our country has and traverses from Mindanao to the Visayas up to some portions in Luzon.
In Haiti, 2 to 3 millions are declared dead or wounded. It is so tragic and emotional that the dead cannot be accomodated in the cemeteries because of number. CNN has mentioned that there are still dead bodies on the streets of Haiti! In the cemeteries too, there were not enough caskets or the family cannot afford to buy one so the dead bodies were just dumped.
Some foods for thought: "Death is truly like a thief in the night; it comes when it is least expected." Like earthquakes, it comes anytime and the victims are the last ones to know whether or not they can be spared or their time has come.
Our bodies are sacred because man is made in the image and likeness of God. The casket need not be expensive but at least there should be some semblance of respect given to the bodies, however poor they look like.
One poignantly related how she and her brother went about their task to teach literacy when the earthquake came upon them. Her brother ran and was able to escape but she slipped so she was trapped and for 50 hours remained stuck because there were no equipments to pull her. When finally she was pulled out, she saw her right leg already lifeless and had to be cut off. Still she thanked God for being alive and expressed fear for others who may not have received the same medical attention that had.
France, China,Cuba and United States are the first responders in giving aid. Would you believe there are those who exploit the situation? They ask for financial aid for the earthquake victims but in fact the money is channeled for personal purposes.
The Philippines can learn from the experience of Haiti. Being an archipelago, earthquakes can be tectonic in origin which refers to the "fault" which our country has and traverses from Mindanao to the Visayas up to some portions in Luzon.
In Haiti, 2 to 3 millions are declared dead or wounded. It is so tragic and emotional that the dead cannot be accomodated in the cemeteries because of number. CNN has mentioned that there are still dead bodies on the streets of Haiti! In the cemeteries too, there were not enough caskets or the family cannot afford to buy one so the dead bodies were just dumped.
Some foods for thought: "Death is truly like a thief in the night; it comes when it is least expected." Like earthquakes, it comes anytime and the victims are the last ones to know whether or not they can be spared or their time has come.
Our bodies are sacred because man is made in the image and likeness of God. The casket need not be expensive but at least there should be some semblance of respect given to the bodies, however poor they look like.
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