26 December of Recent Years : If We Remember…

The date just crossed my mind, and some events just re-surfaced...

26 December, 2003
- The Bam earthquake occurred around the city of Bam in the southeast of Iran. The number of victims was officially declared to be more than 25000. Also more than 50000 people are declared to be injured and about 100000 people remain homeless.

26 December, 2004
- Great earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra Island in Indonesia resulting in tsunami in South-East Asia. Many many lives were lost or went missing and many many homes were devastated. We know what would have happened (to us) if the epicenter were to move slightly upwards.

26 December, 2006
- Malaysia had been displaced by the worst flooding in the area.
- Taiwan : Earthquake severing major submarine fiber-optic communications cables. The epicenter was predicted to be in the smack of a city centre, but somehow (for the good of mankind, I guess) it shifted off to the ocean floor, minimizing casualities to the minimum.

26 December, 2007
Of course, I am not making any prediction and I only hope nothing of that sort will happen.
Not on this day, not on any other day. But…

Of course, many good things happened on 26 December and many not-so-good things happened on other days too.

Oh, how can I forget?
Happy New Year.
May your year ahead be a joyous and meaningful one. :o)

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有一位圣者这么说：

不必借外在的光来光明自己，
要点亮内心的心灯来照耀众生。
也不必等到明日的旭阳来光耀大地，
先用自己的慧日来破除黑暗。