Thursday, October 1, 2009
Sadness and Hope
There was this deep sadness in me when I heard about the calamity that hit the Philippines. My only consolation is the fact that my friend Buday kept on updating me on how we can help the victims from wherever we are. I also have friends that posted in FB excerpts from news about the countless good Samaritans that risked their own lives to save others. From where I am standing, it seems so incomprehensible to fathom the depth of sadness from those who where affected and those who were helpless in the midst of this catastrophe. However, I have this firm belief in the goodness of everyone, the collective strength of the people, and the unshakable faith that life will go on. My hope and prayers go out to those who are affected and also to those who had the strength in them to help others. May we find hope in every smile we receive today, and that little glimpse of sunshine.
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we will. we are a people of indomitable spirit. i believe we have weathered worse, we just don't know it. very heartfelt post, grace. ~~~ ps. i also have updates from my sisters. and it is true - about how sad it is.
ReplyDeletecherie, grabe talaga ini, all we can do is tell people about it so that maybe somehow they can help our people in any way.
ReplyDeleteThree of my best friends were among those na hasta bubong an baha. So niyan ngani na bagyo na naman, grabe an kidit ko. But we remain heartened by everyone's eagerness to help. Some relief operations have to schedule volunteers ngani because grabe an surplus, intiro gusto magbulig. According to the volunteers, they don't have enough to donate so oras na lang daw & effort an ihatag ninda. We will survive this, the bayanihan spirit is back.
ReplyDeletei know that your best friends will overcome this too. tama ka, buruligan lang talaga an kaipuhan.
ReplyDeletewe are a resilient people. grabe an damage when milenyo hit sorsogon three years ago but as soon as the skies cleared, barangon tulos. i'm sure arog man sadi an aftermath san ondoy. i have even seen footages on tv where evacuees make light of the situation.
ReplyDelete@anna - yup, you are so right!
ReplyDeletei still feel sad, as you can see, i haven't posted anything since this one...
ReplyDeleteAmo man ako! Pero, time to shake off the gloom siguro (without turning our backs on reality, of course). Mahanap naman kita sin karuruyag, hehe, kay kadamo man sana sa palibot.
ReplyDelete@buday- o sige ngani, iniisip ko na lang an istorya mo..."beynte anyos na pag %$#@*&^(.."
ReplyDeleteMwahaha! Badaw kay ngiritunon na ako kay nadumduman ko man.
ReplyDeletekun dili pa nag-hundred an posts ko, wara naggayud ako ganar mag-post. salamat sa indo.
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