in memory of all those who perished so tragically in tidal wave asia 2004...
such an epic event...and it happened so suddenly that it caught everyone by surprise...the images of the huge waves, the tons of water rushing onto beaches and gushing into hotels, and those of destroyed properties...rapidly replaced by images of those who have been affected by this tragedy...
rows upon endless rows of the dead - bloated, rotting, stiff...the thousands injured - horrible slashes marring their bodies...the distress of those still living - breaking down at the sight of the body of a loved one, hope slowly turning into despair for those frantically searching for the missing...the thousands of little children who lost their lives, family members, and homes...
why weren't we forewarned? with the technology of today allowing us time to flee from volcano eruptions and earthquakes, i'd naively thought that all areas have been covered and such natural disasters won't strike in such a major way.
the close of the year brings yet another humbling reminder of the fragility of life and our vulnerability when faced with the larger forces in this world...
our mourning continues.
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
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