I'm sure you have all heard about the natural disaster in China. I find it odd how we can easily see it on the news then put it to the back of our minds, but it shouldn't be there. I know it's hard to empathise with a whole nation but Just a minute ago I found this on dA and it made me cry:

When the rescuers found her, she was already dead. She was kneeling, her body bent forwards, her two hands were on the ground - propping up her body; it was almost like she was praying, except her body was bent out of shape.

Just as the rescue team was about to leave, someone suddenly yelled 'Come back!' They returned to her corpse, someone reached out a hand under her body. They rummaged for a while, and then shouted. 'There's someone there. A child! It's still alive!'

Carefully, they cleared the rubble around her, and retrieved the child beneath her body. He was wrapped in a red blanket, covered with yellow flowers, only 3, 4 months of age. He was completely unhurt, protected under his mother's body. And when they took him out, he was slumbering peacefully.

A doctor unraveled the blanket to examine the child, and found a mobile phone. He glanced at it absent-mindedly, noticing the screen bore a short message. Tears ran down his cheeks as he read.

'My dear child, if you survive, always remember that I love you.'



This is a true story: [link] That is the child that survived.



I found this in someone elses journal and felt the need to re-post it.