Thursday, May 15, 2008

thoughts of yesterday...

Cyclone swept through Myanmar
7.8 magnitude earthquake tore China-Sichuan apart
Where’s God?
I see Him everywhere in these dire circumstances.

It’s a wake-up call to Myanmar
Telling the junta that they’re not everything
Thousands perished or lost their homes
Countries flocked over to extend their helping hand
Only to be stopped by Satan’s hand
But goodness will still triumphed in the end

Fr Michal was stuck in Myanmar when cyclone struck
Everyone was pessimistic and worried
Is history going to repeat?
We pleaded Him not to take another precious shepherd away from our parish
And He heard our pleading.
Thank God

Very soon God spoke and acted in a bigger gesture
Taking with him tens of thousands of people in Sichuan, China
To me, he’s just simple trying to say,
“Hey China, you’ve got to slow down and think for your people
And what you’re doing…”
Is economic prosperity and modernity everything?
This is the time where humans need to feel like humans
We see love and hope much more than misery and hatred
Long queues for blood donation
Never ceasing donations and help in all forms
And a good check on their construction integrity

Natural disasters are common to China
Such that they’re numbed to it
And now this big one will hopefully speak to them in some way
To show more of the human side of humans…

May all these “martyrs” rest in peace
and the “living martyrs” be comforted
For they are noble sacrifices
for the salvation of more souls on earth
Who’ve lost their souls to fame, fortune, pride and selfishness.
Yet another strong reminder amidst all the food and oil inflation hypes
That loving one another, treasuring our lives and every moment we live
Is more important than anything.

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