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| Photo drawn by Jackie of Chibird |
On Thursday night at about 12:15 a.m. I was flipping between Food Network and HGTV when Matt looked up from his laptop and asked if we got CNN. Right as I replied, "yes" he told me to change the channel. As soon as it switched, the TV read "Breaking News" across the bottom and the reporters were talking about an 8.9 earthquake off the coast of Japan. We watched in shock and sadness as live footage showed a massive tsunami tear across the land as a result of the earthquake. The thing that kept floating in my head while watching was not necessarily how scary this tsunami and earthquake was, but how devastating and immensely difficult it would be to repair the county and its people. Each day since, several times a day, I have been checking to see the news reports on how Japan is coping and dealing with the aftermath. Even after the original earthquake and tsunami have ended, the government and people's attention has a multitude of things to focus on. Among trying to rescue those stranded, provide food and shelter, ration electricity, and locate people unaccounted for, the country is also trying to keep a serious nuclear issue under control all while continuing to suffer multiple aftershocks a day.
Yet with everything going on, I am surprised to see how calmly the people of Japan seem to be. When news reporters talked of people looking for food left at grocery stores, they showed video of it. The people weren't running around, knocking others over and scrambling to steal items like I expected to see in a crisis like this. Instead they were waiting patiently in a line that wrapped around the building to get their maximum of 10 items. I hope that the peace among people continues and that the Japanese government is able to make the best decisions possible regarding the issues it is facing now as well as when it starts to rebuild.
Each time I see the news, I know I want to help. And while I realize trying to physically make my way to Japan is not feasible right now, I can donate to the red cross. I do also realize that the amount of money I have given is no where near enough to make it all better, nor would all the money in my bank account, but EVERY little bit helps!
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1 comment:
Thank you, Stacie for putting some words to this very sad situation. I've felt bad too. I appreciate that you've left a connection were we can help.
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