I write this post with a heavy heart. It has been a tough week here, and a really tough couple of weeks for any Australian. I feel like everywhere I turn there is devastation. On Xmas day a family here in my hometown lost everything when their home burnt to the ground. Just before Xmas, fire ripped through and people were evacuated from their homes, the damage was massive but luckily everyone remained safe. Now, parts of the beautiful country I live in are completely under water and families are watching their homes float away, and not so far up the road, fire has wreaked havoc and 10 families lost their homes to an arson, that took off through the bush with a temper that no one expected.
What is this world coming to? One thing I can tell you about this world is that I have never been prouder to be an Australian. When other countries have been in strife Australia has stepped up and given aid and support, but there is nothing like fighting for the country you love and the people you belong too. Because at the moment, we are all family. Tragedy is making us stand together and that alone fills us all with the most amazing strength. I havent watched the news and shed a tear for someone that I know, or family that I cant get hold of, but I have cried and sobbed for the devastation these people are enduring. I can not imagine how they are feeling, and the fact that they have managed to stay strong amazes me. News footage of families standing on the roof of their home because the rest of the house is underwater - that is true courage.
And here I sit, in my soft dry bed, in my girly room with pink sheets, in the home that my babies sleep safely down the hall... and realise just how damn lucky I am. Tomorrow is a new day, and tomorrow I will try harder, to be better, to be stronger, and to be thankful for all that I have.
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