stonehart
Paranormal Adept
Well today has been a day of reflection for many here in my home town, at 12:51pm on February the 22nd 2011 an event happened that will forever be etched into my memory..
I remember right where I was standing and what I was doing at the moment the Earthquake struck, I remember the building at the intersection I was standing at a few seconds before collapse, I remember seeing a car crushed on the street below a building that had just literally imploded (yes it had passengers in it and a driver). I remember the fear and the people screaming.... It was like this all around the city.... images you can not forget... I remember running across town looking for my partner because all communication was out.. no phones, cell phones ... all cut and I was desperate to find her and make sure she was ok. I remember helping people here and there... I remember the dust and the aftershocks and the messages hours later that friends had died.
I would like to think we are now stronger for these events, but who can really tell five years on the city still looks like a war zone in places...
What I have learned is to value each day as a gift and my partner and friends the same... value the simple things as nothing else really matters.
People matter... everything else can be rebuilt.
I remember right where I was standing and what I was doing at the moment the Earthquake struck, I remember the building at the intersection I was standing at a few seconds before collapse, I remember seeing a car crushed on the street below a building that had just literally imploded (yes it had passengers in it and a driver). I remember the fear and the people screaming.... It was like this all around the city.... images you can not forget... I remember running across town looking for my partner because all communication was out.. no phones, cell phones ... all cut and I was desperate to find her and make sure she was ok. I remember helping people here and there... I remember the dust and the aftershocks and the messages hours later that friends had died.
I would like to think we are now stronger for these events, but who can really tell five years on the city still looks like a war zone in places...
What I have learned is to value each day as a gift and my partner and friends the same... value the simple things as nothing else really matters.
People matter... everything else can be rebuilt.