We Can’t Lose Hope
So many things happening around the world: the protests in the Middle East, the big earthquake in New Zealand, the even bigger earthquake/tsunami in Honshu, a looming nuclear radiation threat and another MidEast conflict this time in Bahrain, I just can’t imagine how people will cope, even if they were not in the danger zone.
Not only did people underwent a lot of major changes, fellow Filipinos lost their jobs, whether as blue collar workers, IT professionals with it degrees, corporate executives, and even domestic helpers, our economy and the families who depend on the remittances are all affected by these events.
So how do we deal with these major tragedies?
- We assess ourselves and try to sort our priorities.
- We try to prepare for the worst, not by being jittery and anxious but by being level-headed and practical.
- We try to be cool, even if our insides can be likened to a pot of water in a rolling boil.
Being too much consumed by the news about Japan’s tragedy, I try to see the positive side of these all: a friend and her family safe in Sendai, the 4 month old baby rescued from the rubble, the man reunited with his dog, an uplifting letter from Anne in Sendai, people lining up to buy groceries and not looting and so much more not given enough online space.
Do we lose hope?
We don’t, we can’t lose hope.
