Compassion in the Face of Devastation: Finding One’s Humanity
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A girl swept away
From her father’s arms
The great wave’s force
Overpowering her
Seizing her
From her beloved family
Who will never see
Her lovely little face
Smiling up at them
Ever again.
Death, destruction, chaos
Everywhere.
Look to your left
And to your right
A sea of utter despair.
Have you no heart to realize
That fellow humans
Have been buried alive?
The death toll:
Four thousand and rising.
Will you tolerate this
And let countless more lives
Slip away right in front of your eyes
Knowing that it was within your power
To save them?
Is not a human life
Greater,
And more precious,
Than slips of paper
And numbers in cyberspace?
Let yourselves rise up in true rank
And find the humanity in your dormant souls.
Help the people who were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan
And many more.