It is 12.50pm, 22 February 2012. This time one year ago I was going about my normal day, blissfully unaware that in 1 minutes time life as we knew it would be no more. It has been a sad and emotional day for all of us and a time to remember. People gathered and spoke of their experiences and just shared their stories. The support that was there last February, never went away but today it was back in full force. It was a quiet day with a hush over the city that you could feel. The girls school planted a tree and held a 2 minutes silence, Mia asked why we would want to stop and remember such a painful event.
160 years to build the city and 24 seconds to destroy it. May we remember those who died, the injured, the everyday heros and the families that remain and look towards the bright future of Christchurch.
Huge hugs to all of you, Amanda.
ReplyDeleteIt's too huge for my brain to take in. I take my hat off to all of you in Christchurch.
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