Ein Tsunami des Mitfühlens

Die Überreste der Stadt Osuchi

Note: English version of this blog entry here.

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Die furchtbare Erdbeben- und Tsunami-Katastrophe, die Japan am vergangenen Wochenende getroffen hat (und die sich immer noch fortsetzt, durch Nachbeben und kleineren Tsunamis) hat im spruchwörtlichen Sinne die gesamte Welt erschüttert.  Berichterstattung in den Nachrichten 24 Stunden am Tag, Live-Filmmaterial von den großen Sendern sowie Amateur-Videos auf YouTube und anderswo lassen die Welt sehen, wie gewaltig der Schaden ist, unter dem Japan leidet.  Die Zahl der Todesopfer steigt fortlaufend, ausgedehnte Landstriche sind ausgelöscht worden, und ganze Städte wurden in die Vergessenheit gespült.

Wir werden zu Zeugen von Verwüstung und Zerstörung biblischen Ausmaßes  -  eine neue Sintflut, die aber nicht durch 40 endlose Tage voller Regen ausgelöst wurde, sondern durch ein tektonisches Phänomen, das nur wenige Herzschläge lang gedauert hat.

Das Kernkraftwerk Fukushima I

Was die Situation sogar noch bedrohlicher macht, ist die Gefahr, die von den beiden Kernkraftwerken Fukushima I und Fukushima II ausgeht. Alle Versuche, die Situation dort unter Kontrolle zu bringen, haben keinerlei Resultate erbracht. Die Lage ist nach wie vor kritisch, und die Vorzeichen für das, was möglicherweise noch kommen kann, sind nicht gut.

Unterstützung wird gebraucht, die Arbeitskraft von technischen Spezialisten und passendes Gerät. Aber sogar dann ist der Ausgang dieser Sache ungewiss; es steht beängstigend viel auf dem Spiel, und die Gefahr eines GAU (Größter Anzunehmender Unfall) schwebt drohend über Japan und der gesamten Welt wie ein Damoklesschwert.

Deshalb sollten wir möglicherweise der Liste, die ich da soeben hingekritzelt habe, jener Liste von Dingen, die gebraucht werden, noch  Gebete  hinzufügen. Gebete ... und  Mitfühlen.

Ein Tsunami des Mitfühlens.

Um den Versuch zu machen,
jenen Tsunami auszugleichen,
der all dieses Leid ausgelöst hat.

Denn da sind nun Menschen, die leiden ...
Menschen, die Angst haben ...
Menschen, die Schmerzen erleiden ...
Menschen, die gestorben sind ...

... und da sind Menschen, die zwar überlebten,
die aber alles verloren haben,
was sie in dieser Welt hatten.

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A Tsunami of Compassion

The remains of the town Osuchi

Anm.: Deutsche Version des Blogs hier.

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The dreadful earthquake and tsunami catastrophe that shattered Japan last weekend (and still continues doing so, by aftershocks and new, albeit smaller tsunamis), has literally shaken the whole world. News coverage 24 hours a day, live network broadcast footage plus amateur videos on YouTube and elsewhere make the world see how massive the damage is that Japan suffers from. Death numbers are constantly on the rise, widespread areas have been wiped out, and entire towns have been swept to oblivion.

We become witness of devastation and destruction of biblical measures  -  the Flood re-enacted; triggered this time not by 40 endless days of rain, but by a tectonic phenomenon that did not last longer than a few heartbeats.

The nuclear power plant Fukushima

What makes the situation even more threatening is the danger that comes from the damage caused to the nuclear power plants Fukushima I and Fukushima II.

All attempts to get the situation under control have not yielded results. The situation is critical, and the signs of what may still come are not good.

Support is needed, technical specialists' manpower and appropriate hardware. But even then, the outcome is unsure, the odds are frighteningly high, and the possibility of an MCA (Maximum Credible Accident) hovers over Japan and the world like the Sword of Damocles.

So we should possibly still add prayers to that list of needed things, that I scribbled down. Prayers ... and compassion.

A Tsunami of Compassion.

To try and equal out the one

that brought all the misery.

Because there are people suffering ...

there are people in fear ...

there are people in pain ...

there are people who have died ...

... and there are people who survived,

but who literally lost everything they had in this world.

...

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Donate for Japan

http://www.redcross.org

http://www.ifrc.org/

In the US:

Donate via cell phone

Text REDCROSS

to 90999

to donate $10

In Deutschland:

Spenden online über

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A new video on Kel's channel

This song is sung by Meydad Tasa,

a young renowned singer from Israel.

For more information about him, his career

and about the albums he already recorded,

please check out Meydad's official website:

http://www.meydadtasa.com/index.html


Music from Meydad Tasa
can be found
here!

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After quite a while, this is the first upload I made on my YouTube channel Kelvinwontcry2. The idea to do so has been in my head for many months, but only now, I could finally realize this project.

I did not want to upload this video for it's religious contents, and neither did I want to make a whatsoever political statement on the obviously never ending dilemma that takes place in Israel, with the struggles between Jews and Palestinians. The channel that I established in memory of Kel is not the place for such topics.

To me, the main message of this video that reaches me most, goes much deeper, straight to a very basic and inner level - and this message has a very strong relation to Kel.

Many of my viewers, subscribers and friends on Kelvinwontcry2, who have been talking with me (in comments and many messages) about Kel, and who thereby got to know him a little, may see some of the aspects that I mean. If you have any thoughts on that, or also questions, please feel free to leave a comment, either here, or in the video's comment section on YouTube; your feedback will be much appreciated.

Sadly, I never got to share Meydad's song with Kel while he was still alive. This is why I want to do this now, because I know Kel would have related very strongly to those innermost elements I mentioned above, and he would have loved this song and also Meydad very much  -  just as I do.

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Read info box text. Watch. And listen ... do listen!

MY SON WITH CHIARI

A video for Alex
from his Mum Rhonda
YouTube user
Lollipop12104

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From the video's info box text:

"(Kee-ar-ee) Malformation

My 8yr old son, has a rare disease called
Chiari Malformation.

Chairi Malformation is a serious neurological disorder where the bottom part of the brain, the cerebellum, descends out of the skull and crowds the spinal cord, putting pressure on both the brain and spine and causing many symptoms such as, painfull headaches in the back of the head, that increases in pain with straining or coughing, ringing in ears, painfull tingly sensations, and many other symptoms.

This video was originally made just for my son and our family during his stay at the hosptial for his decompression surgery. But i'm hoping that by uploading it, that I can help with awarness about this condition, that can be so misunderstood by many Dr's and patients, many people are still being misdiagnosed every year.

Please take the time to visit www.conquerchiari.org and educate yourself about Chairi/Syringomyelia even if you are not effected with it or not..

Knowledge is power :)

Thank you all"

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Go to the above noted website for
more information about Chiari.


Additonal information (English)


Additional Information (German)


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If you want to send a comment
to Alex
and his Mum Ronda,
please go to the video and do so.

Please, and thank you.

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