The recent storm besetting our country for the past week left people homeless, claimed lives, destroyed properties and shattered hopes no matter what the quality of life someone had. Flooded streets, houses soaked in water and covered with mud, garbage pile up drastically and dead bodies surfacing everywhere . People wade through waters to avoid being trapped on their homes. Typically, it is what we see when nature strikes at his pleasure.
That being so, rose inspiring images of the calamity. The many faces of heroism sprouted like mushrooms. People get to feel the spirit of unity and brotherhood. Helping one another. The ordinary citizen giving food to his neighbors and sheltered them to their homes. Rescuers risked lives to save others. For some , it costs their lives. The campaign for relief services received an astounding and incredible support throughout the country, the bayanihan spirit is in the air again.
This is what we Filipinos are known for. Having that drive to laugh it out every problem. It probably be the motivation we have to surpass the atrocities we encounter in our lifetime. But how soon we'll realize to help our fellowmen not in an uncommon situation, just like when no typhoon hits, no earthquake shakes and no person's heart bleeds and mourns.
We made Mother Nature very, very sick and now she is healing. All these calamities are simply part of the process of healing. If we continue harming nature, more of these shall come our way.
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