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The land was enveloped with loss and grief;
Dirt, mud and cries were but a few way to welcome strangers.
Destructions were much reason for distraction.
Such irreconcilable sight, no word can explain.
Devastating, dreadful, disturbing; putting them together will still be an understatement to the whole picture.
How to deal with a loss of a loved one?
No one will ever understand.
A hug and kind words of encouragement will never suffice.
At times, silence says all the message needed.
The eyes may not show how much pain the heart carries.
The skies failed not in communion with the mourning.
Each day, its cries are felt on the lands.
Many unsung heroes are concretely doing their share to ease other people's pains.
Simple acts of kindess that means so much at this point.
Yet, a number also err in making money out of the tragedy.
Where does moving on start when a large number is still missing?
When does acceptance come in when everything was too sudden?
When does hope take place when all else seem blur?
With angst, many claim that such a tragedy was a punishment from God.
At the peak of one's emotions, this can be the only thing true.
No. Our God is a loving God and no evil comes from Him.
No loving father can ever afford giving stones to a child who asks for bread.
Everybody surely wants to move on.
But the pace of it does not in any way lie to the outsiders rather to the ones who went through it all.
Back to normal life is a luxury that a handfull can afford.
To some, normal life will just be a fancy.
Losing loved ones will change everything for a lifetime, everything.
Faith has been a great factor in the pursuit to move on; transcending from the situation.
Now is the best time to be aggressive in helping.
May we not wait for another tragedy to show how much we are concerned of each other.
Approaching two weeks after Typhoon Sendong, I met two women trying to look for the missing bodies of their relatives. This was taken in Sitio Bayug, Brgy. Hinaplanon, the worst-hit area in Iligan City.
Dirt, mud and cries were but a few way to welcome strangers.
Destructions were much reason for distraction.
Such irreconcilable sight, no word can explain.
Devastating, dreadful, disturbing; putting them together will still be an understatement to the whole picture.
How to deal with a loss of a loved one?
No one will ever understand.
A hug and kind words of encouragement will never suffice.
At times, silence says all the message needed.
The eyes may not show how much pain the heart carries.
The skies failed not in communion with the mourning.
Each day, its cries are felt on the lands.
Many unsung heroes are concretely doing their share to ease other people's pains.
Simple acts of kindess that means so much at this point.
Yet, a number also err in making money out of the tragedy.
Where does moving on start when a large number is still missing?
When does acceptance come in when everything was too sudden?
When does hope take place when all else seem blur?
With angst, many claim that such a tragedy was a punishment from God.
At the peak of one's emotions, this can be the only thing true.
No. Our God is a loving God and no evil comes from Him.
No loving father can ever afford giving stones to a child who asks for bread.
Everybody surely wants to move on.
But the pace of it does not in any way lie to the outsiders rather to the ones who went through it all.
Back to normal life is a luxury that a handfull can afford.
To some, normal life will just be a fancy.
Losing loved ones will change everything for a lifetime, everything.
Faith has been a great factor in the pursuit to move on; transcending from the situation.
Now is the best time to be aggressive in helping.
May we not wait for another tragedy to show how much we are concerned of each other.
Approaching two weeks after Typhoon Sendong, I met two women trying to look for the missing bodies of their relatives. This was taken in Sitio Bayug, Brgy. Hinaplanon, the worst-hit area in Iligan City.
