In spite of knowing the phrase ‘a picture says a thousand words’, I learn recently that in communications, 55% of the message is carried in visuals. And indeed visual communication is powerful. There is no greater impact than seeing the suffering, pain or especially, the death of another human being.

I was completely overwhelmed and speechless when I saw this picture as I was browsing a few mainland Chinese websites. It took me a while to fight back my tears looking at the image so vividly showing that a young life had been brutally snuffed out…

You can still help the survivors. Remember George Bernard Shaw said this:

The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.

* Words taken from Yahoo.cn – Dedicate to the victims of the disaster and to those fighting to bring them hope.

如果你想哭 – 献给受灾的和救灾的人们

如果你想哭
你就痛快地哭吧
但是 朋友
请你一定要挺住
那怕泥沙将要把你全部掩埋
你看 我已张开翅膀
盘旋在你受伤的天空
我会播散爱心的种子
在你心田长出绿色的希望

如果你想哭
你就悲伤地哭吧
但是 孩子
请你不要睡着
那怕痛苦是多么煎熬
你听　我的沙哑的呼唤
穿透在你负重的断壁
我会给你最温暖的怀抱
弥合你深创的伤口

如果你想哭
你就靠在我肩上哭吧
如果你想哭 你就哭
别忘了悲伤也能化为支柱
如果你想哭 你就哭
我们一定会跨过这坎坷的路

I am sorry there’s no translation. My translation skills really suck.