Theterribledisastercausedmorethen40075inhabitantsdeathsandcountlessinjuredupto18:00May20th.The8-daysearch-and-rescueeffortshaveputmorestrainonpeople'snerves.ManyChinesespenttheagonizingweekfollowingnewsonTV,onnet,orglancingovernewspapersandonpublictransportduringrushhours.Evenstrangersexchangedinformationontheupdateddeathtollandthelatestoutcomeofrescuemissions;cheeredforeverysurvivalnarrowlyescapinghell;mournedeachnewdeath;andprayedforthestronglivesstilltrappedinthedebris.Buthopeisdimmingastimeisrunningout.Somanypeoplelosttheirlivesinaflash,somanyhappyfamilybecomedestituteandhomelessfarandnear,somanybuildingscollapsedwithoutanyhesitate,theearthcracked,andevenworse,itrainedwhileotherstrytorescuethem…Icannotimagehowsadachildwillbethatsheorheturnouttobeorphanafterthisearthquake.Ortheoldlostallheroffspringinthisearthquake.Peoplebegintowonderwhattheycandotohelpthosewhoarestillsuffering.
WhatelsecanIdo?hasbeenthequestiononeveryone'smindsincethedeadlyquakehitSichuanProvince.
Afterall,onlyafewwarm-heartedvolunteerscouldaccessthefrontlinesofcombatingdisasterconsideringthecomplicatedconditionsandfearofpotentialcalamity.Peoplecanbeseeneverywherelininguptomakedonations.Inmanycities,bloodbankshavebeenreporteduptosaturation;andvolunteerswishingtodonatebloodhavetoregisterandwaitfortobenotified.Moreandmorepeopleareeagertobeinvolvedintherescueandreliefworkthattheyarebecomingunsatisfiedwiththedisaster-reliefeffortsmadeoutsideofthequake-ravagedareas;andvolunteersaredescendingupontheworst-hitareasingrowingnumbers.
ItispitythattherearealotofdisastersinthisOlympicyear.Thisyear,we,Chinesepeople,reallyhavesufferedalot.however,wehavenotbeendefeated,instead,we'vebecomemoreunitedandshowgreatresolutiontoovercomeallkindsofchallengestomakeourcountrymorethrivingandprosperous.
WhenpeopleshoutslogansCheerup,China!,Cheerup,Wenchuan!afterathree-minutesilenttributetoquakevictims,attheTian'anmenSquareincentralBeijing,Iknowthatthenightmareofthe8daysgonebywillfadefromthecollectiveChinesemindwithtime;andIcouldseetheChineselongingstorebuildabetterfuturewithdauntlessperseveranceandnationalespritdecorps!