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Tuesday, December 26th 2006

6:20 PM

December 26

            December 26, 2006 marks two years after the tsunami that changed many of our lives. Last year I chose to spend the whole day reminiscing about horrors that it caused. About separated families and destroyed lives. About the memory that for many will never go away and the fear that never quite subsides. I chastised myself last year for not doing enough to help for not being there when others needed me. Nearly 200,000 people died that day, and there was nothing anyone could have done against a force of nature so violently powerful. And in the week after, so many of us sat with our heads in our hands watching the number of dead increase and felt powerless to help. There was after all little we could have done to stop this, little we could have done against a force of nature so powerful, with out will, with out remorse or emotion of any kind.

 

            This year, I chose instead to remember those who lost their lives and loved ones in the tsunami but also to celebrate how far things have come in the last two years. Though there is still much work to be done and the memory and the pain will never subside we have come a long way. Homes have been rebuilt; businesses that were destroyed are up and running again, families have in some cases been reunited. And above all, life goes on with all its small miracles and tragedies. All its pains and pleasures.

 

            This year rather than wallow I chose to remember the spirit that brought people together, across languages and cultures to help rebuild what was lost. Though I still feel guilty for not doing enough, I realize that everything helped. Every dollar that was spent in tsunami affected areas helped, ever shovel full of sand to rebuild homes and businesses helped. With so many people helping, lending their blood, their sweat and their tears, things have started to change, things have started to get better and a difference is being made. A little bit at a time.

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