When one tsunami survivor helps the others
"Of course, my personal loss will take a lifetime to recover from," Ikehashi said after returning to Japan in September. "But this visit made me think I should not be grieving because (in Sri Lanka) I saw that people are struggling but trying their best to rebuild their lives."
That's Mineko Ikehashi (extreme left in the photo), a Japanese woman who lost her husband in the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami when they were snorkeling on the waters off the coast of Sri Lanka. Despite the loss and her continued grieving, she has teamed up with some private groups and individuals and gone back to Sri Lanka to carry out programs that are helping the locals -- specifically the thousands of widowed women -- get back on their feet via skills-training.
Full story in The Japan Times
posted by sunnyday at 10:00 PM
2 Comments:
AsianSmiles said...
thank you for bringing daily good news to us sunny. this post is very inspiring. not only does is affirm the fact that we can do amazing things, it also proves that every cloud has a silver lining (pano nga ba yun quote na yun, i porgaten na... :);) )
11:20 PM sunnyday said...
Di ba "every cloud has a silver lining" nga? =)
This lady is so inspiring, really. It's been said that reaching out and serving others in any way helps the healing process, too. So, you're helping others na, you're helping yourself pa =)
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