Destruction, Death, Survival, Love
Posted on May 24th, 2008 in Music Monday, Wordless Wednesday |
Yes, I know it’s physically impossible to have Wordless Wednesday and Music Monday categories on the same day (which ironically enough is NEITHER of those days…), my categories need fixing.
The beginning of this week were official days of mourning in China. Imagine the nation standing still with only foghorns, car horns, and sirens in the background for three minutes. That’s what happened at 2:28 PM Monday. I’m just touched by the humanity of it all - newspapers and websites donning a coat of grey and black in mourning, journalists breaking down in tears in the middle of live reports, the leaders going to the front line, children’s bodies found with pens in hand as they had no time to react, clocks stuck at 2:28, a man saying “thank you everyone” when he was lifted out of the rubbles after three days, only to pass away minutes after.
In Beijing, after the three minutes of silence, people erupted into cheers that haven’t been heard in Tiananmen Square in… ever (video)? I find that Chinese people don’t usually go out and cheer for something they love, especially their country, so this is rare and historic indeed!
I guess the pictures can speak for themselves.
Beichuan Secondary School, taken a day before the earthquake at a seniors event. Two thirds of the people in that school would not be alive the next day.
Newspaper covers collected in a collage, the giant words mean “Mourning” (source)
Migration - a couple carrying everything they owned to move to a new place.
Rest in peace.
Oh god.
Candles surrounding the words Wenchuan, the county at the epicenter of the Earthquake in Sichuan.
Every bit counts. Donate to the Red Cross today.
Awww <3
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10 Responses
“Hero” sung by Mariah Carey + your current blog entry = Kristine’s tears pouring down.
It’s a very touching blog entry and the music totally brought out all the tears.
All those unfortunate kids
This tragedy was just devastating for so many people, whether they were directly or indirectly affected.
Each and every time I read / watch about this, I break down and cry. It’s such a sad thing. I cried even more when a Taiwan channel actually showed the pictures one by one, and a poem was recited for the poor children too.
I just dislike the other non-important issues that arise because of the quake. It’s like everyone’s busy saving lives over there, while those out who are totally unaffected think otherwise. :S
So terrible
My eyes just watered with those pictures!
It is a sad thing that happened in China, mother nature can wreck some terrible havoc on the human population. Truth be told though, I am getting a bit tired of seeing posts about it on every blog.
Oh gosh.. Those poor children..
Omg the photo of all those little kids … it’s so sad. They had so much to live for yet they never even got the chance…
Listening to the song as I looked at the photos brought tears to my eyes. The poor kids. It’s really sad because a majority of the victims of this earthquake are younger than 18
The Chen Jian story broke my heart! Being pinned down was probably what kept him alive and together. As soon as they removed the remains, the blood flow stopped.
Tragedies like this always seem so surreal; but I love how people become so united and altruistic afterwards, even if I hate how it takes a tragedy to bring our guard down.
There are no words.
