Its one year exactly today since the waves of destruction Tsunami ravaged Indonesia, Andaman and many parts of Tamil Nadu. The worst natural calamity I have seen ever since my birth and I pray God this should be the first and last such thing to happen.
In this one year, people have almost started back their normal life thanks to the aids that have poured in and the activities from NGOs. The most heartening fact is that 100s of children have lost their parents and have become orphans... Let God bless those children with a long life spans including those of their parents.
Amidst all these, one good thing has happened. Yes, it is again proved that Humanity is unshaken by nature, inspite of swallowing too many human lives. Two of the instances I read in a weekly magazine recently moved my heart...
16 kids from villages around Ngapattinam district were brought home by a couple. This couple, after losing their 3 kids to Tsunami have become the father and mother of 16 children now. What they say today is "We have done nothing for these kids.. But they have given us so much happiness by calling us Amma and Appa".....
Next is about 100 children who lost their families for Tsunami in Nagapattinam, now taken care by District collector Radhakrishnan IAS... He meets them everyday enquiring about them and spending time with them. His wife has also joined him in this noble cause. The children call this couple Appa and Amma and why not, he is planning so much for their future life and welfare.
Sure, human beings might have died, but Humanity lives for ever as long as such people exist!!!
And do read this article/slideshow from Rediff.com about this day:
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2005/dec/26sld01.htm
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