Chapter Seventy-Two: Countdown to 28 Days
Thursday, May 12
Three years ago today, when the red sun was shining past noon, everything seemed to be still so calm, but who would have thought that the earth would suddenly beat at 14:28, so all eyes focused on Wenchuan, Sichuan, the deep belly of China.
This place has long since changed, and the home has long been in disarray, long in ruins. Beauty and prosperity vanished in an instant, and cries filled the messy land. Everything was unrecognizable, and the tragic scene was beyond words. The images that make people cry several times, the hope in despair, under this pile of rubble, one after another suffering people are reborn. All of us are fighting against this great calamity, for our loved ones, for our strangers, for all those who are suffering. Unprecedented unity, all love, all strength is gathered here.
I will never forget the third month of the new year, in May, when all the reports had been deepened, and the people in the Anping area knew about the disaster. When we see those many tearful pictures, how entangled our hearts are. When I saw the miracles being born one after another, I was so excited that I cried. All of this is a prayer for the people who are thousands of miles away, and I hope they will all be safe. When the school organizes fundraising, how many students are raising money for the second time. It no longer matters how much money you have, but the heart is the most valuable. Collective silence, tears in our eyes, we are all bearing all this.
Now, three years later, it seems that everything has vanished, as if all the pain has been forgotten. At the same time, why are so many people taking a nap and completely forgetting that today is special? Yes, the suffering that you have not experienced yourself will never be unforgettable, but if you really have a heart, how can you not remember it?
Three years ago, who mourned the lost life with tears in their eyes? However, he couldn't resist the fraud of time and forgot all the past. Yes, there are still many people who remember all this, but when many people forget all this, shouldn't they revisit?
If the suffering has passed, why should we touch it again to make oneself sad, so that we can forget history and forget our sorrows! The purpose of touching again is to mourn those dead souls, and once again to appreciate the truth, goodness and beauty of the world. Instead of treating all suffering as suffering, we should learn from it a valuable outlook on life.
Many things have been forgotten by us over the years, but we should not forget those things that have touched us sincerely and touched our hearts. Forget what should be forgotten, treasure what should be cherished. The suffering has passed, but it does not mean that it will be over, and we should treat those yesterday's sufferings with the right attitude.
There is always something special in an ordinary day. After tonight, everything will fade out of the world's sight.
Suffering has been covered up by time, wounds have been healed by time, and everything will no longer be as unforgettable as it was at the beginning. This is both good and bad.
Life is so prosperous and so beautiful, it should be cherished.