Came back from the Project Hope Spirit & Renewal at Khao Lak, Thailand yesterday.
What a trip...
Realised the magnitude of the destruction...
Saw the faces behind the disaster...
Learnt that the rebuilding of HARDware is the easy part... rebuilding of HEARTware is the difficult part...
I might have found the purpose of my being...
I might have found the reasons why I was 'sent' on this trip:
- to gain experience in conducting a Service Learning trip,
- to learn the importance of sustaining a humanitarian project,
Ironically, it's yet another zero-sum game, I realise... Khao Lak would not have received so much help in terms of financial, logistics and infra-structure, had it not have lost everything from the Tsunami...
In some weird way, I have lost something close to my heart, albeit gaining so much from the trip...
Maybe that's the way the maker of life wants it to be... maybe it's just meant to be...
(photo galleries of Proj HSR is at http://www.pbase.com/jiawang/proj_hsr )
1 comment:
Yes Mr Wong..I was even touched by the pics u took during the visit to Khao lak..
Its really sad for the children there especially those that have lost their parents during the disaster,bringing them joy and laughter is how u and the volunteers should do so as to revive them and making them happy in life again..and U all really done it..=)..Its a remarkable experience that everyone should learn & follow..as the saying goes "to lead and to serve"..
Congratulations to u and all the volunteers that have helped out in the project..Many memories and even new friendships are developed along the way..Indeed the purpose of u being there is help and bring them joy and U really brought joy to them..=)
marion
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