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It’s been 4 days since
the fall of Airasia QZ 8501. News has been very breathtakingly painful these
days. I do not know anyone of the victims nor the family affected. But my heart
is broken to pieces, cannot stop searching and reading the news about the
accident. I even have the urge to search for the faces of those who perished in
that doomed plane, through instagram and facebook. Most last pictures that they
shared in social media were pictures of them with family or friends, celebrating
Christmas or other festivities. They have never guessed that would be the last
picture they’ll upload, last memory they’ll ever share. The comments below
those pictures made me want to cry for couple times. Family and friends are
still clinging to their hope, even though they knew it’s too small to be good.
No one wants to accept such loss. No one will ever be ready for such goodbye.
We are about to welcome
2015. But my heart is too heavy to be merry. If I could use one wish right now,
it would probably be me wishing that QZ 8501 had landed safely in Singapore
couple days ago. This mourn I feel is probably just 1% of what the families of
the victims are going through right now. It breaks my heart to imagine being in
their position, their loved ones were taken away in such a tragic way. It kills
a bit of me when I think of how painful and scary it was for those on board
before the plane fell down, not to mention when it was falling free from 34.000
ft. and hit the sea. They might be screaming out to God, in anguish knowing
their lives are about to perish in couple minutes. Children were crying,
confused. Parents were hopeless, scared, have no way to protect their daughter
and son, not ready to say goodbye to life. The cabin crews were most likely the
ones who tried to compose themselves. Put aside their fear so that they could
calm the panicked passengers. And the pilots, they were the first ones to know
that life has finally reached its end chapter. And there’s nothing they could
do but close the book.
But such unfortunate
event has really reminded me of how fragile life is. That nothing can stop the
work of God. Human can only prepare for the best, but God takes all the
control. The pilots were said to be well experienced. The plane is rather new
(2008) and just had it regular engine control this past November. Airasia itself
is known for its excellence in safety, besides the budget fare they provide. Who
is to blame? No one. Would you blame God, the One who owns everything under and beyond the
sky? Everything is His. He has the very right to take it back whenever He
wants. No matter how devastating and cruel it might seem, I always believe that
God is good. God is love. He only plans for good deeds and never vice versa. It
is us, human being that often cannot comprehend it. We are too limited to oversee
beyond an incident. All we could say is praise be to His name. All I could wish
is may the family of the victims be surrounded by God’s mercy and peace beyond
human thinking. The strength of God be their portion. Bless and guide the souls o God, so they
can be Home safely.
