[NSBHS] Imagine (Japan Day; 2011 Sendai Montage)

A few months ago on Friday 11th of March, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a super tsunami, with waves of up to 10 metres.
This should be common knowledge.
But they still need our help.

We live in comfortable houses, watching footage of tsunamis on youtube, we awe at the scenes.
We enjoy the electricity, water and shelter, taking it all for granted. We feel sad for the ones in need, we send our thoughts and prayers their way. We donate maybe a few dollars, usually to make ourselves feel better.
After a few months, maybe a year, it loses its place in our minds. When was the last time you thought about Haiti, let alone China in 2008?
What you see in these videos are more than real. These people are more than real. This is the harsh reality.
Their lives have literally changed forever. They cannot just revert to last saved checkpoint. They have to live with this for the rest of their lives.
Imagine what it would be like. Imagine you lost everything. Imagine the next time you went out, the only possessions you owned were in your pockets.
Actually stop and think right now, close your eyes, pretend you are one of the people in this video. What would you do. How would you feel.

Facts worth noting:
4.4 million households without electricity, 1.04 million without water.
The confirmed death toll from the disaster has risen to 9,480 and 14,716 people are listed as missing.
As many as 100.000 children separated from their families.
336,521 homeless living in 2,367 shelters.
At least 117,570 buildings were damaged, of which 14,606 were completely destroyed.
There is still a nuclear crisis.
Estimated $255 billion worth of damages.

Now think of your current life, look around you. How much are you taking for granted? How much do you actually deserve? You should consider yourself privledged just to be reading this. You should consider yourself privledged to be able to read.
Compare it to not just these people, but people suffering everywhere around the world. Disasters like this happen, but there is an ongoing disaster happening across the Earth.
That is reality, and I guess more and more people are becoming 'numb' to it, these disasters opening our eyes months at a time, but wearing off again.

So I ask you that the next time you can donate, that you donate generously and willingly. Not to make yourself feel better, not because of the hype.
Be content with EVERYTHING you have. Open your eyes to reality.
Imagine it was you.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/03/15/tiny-miracles-of-the-japa...

The track is Unforgotten - Martin O'Donnell, from the Halo soundtrack. Quite suitable. I also do not own any of the photos/clips etc in this video.
This Friday we're havin a sasauge sizzle mufti etc. and your help would be heaps appreciated.

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[Ray4lif3]

nice, gj (y) :D