Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Farewell, QZ 8501


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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.

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