I had found this poignant video on the popular video-sharing site, Youtube.
It shows how a man had fought to live till the very end in order to see his family once last time but when the rescuers finally got him out, he passed away quietly.
The moment when the rescuers got him out and noticed that he wasn't making any sounds, my eyes started to tear. As they called out to him repeatedly in an attempt to wake him up, it was becoming apparent that he had passed away peacefully.
It was a struggle watching the video as it was too painful. The anguish of the China people is simply unimaginable. I can only watch as a bystander as the China people deal with the aftermath of the Sichuan Earthquake tragedy. The sheer magnitude of the damage was too huge. They reported that it was the worst earthquake in 30 years, after that terrible Tangshan earthquake. I knew very little about Tangshan earthquake as I was not born yet. Now as I see slowly, one by one, the China people pick up the broken pieces of their lives.
No more homes. Hundred thousands of children were dead. No longer a county seat exists. Everything has been flattened into a useless land. The earthquake was an unforgiving one, choosing to strike at a time where many people were so vulnerable. The children were especially vulnerable as they suffered the most number of casualties.
May heaven look after these China people. We care for them and will stand behind them.
Let's pray for them. For everything.
PS. Rest in peace, Chen Jian. You will live on in our minds.
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