The Sewol ship sinking news have become so international. This news hit me quite hard, because it affected so many students around my age. This is why I feel so much for the news. I was quite upset and lost sleep when MH370 when missing, and this time round too. I just keep thinking of the news and couldn’t sleep. I thought of the people inside, their fear, their thoughts during the final moments. I thought on scenarios that they may survive.
Because most of the victims are students, and they are around my age, I actually feel super sad over the accident. Because this is the age where we have dreams and hopes for future. I bet those students on board also have dreams and hopes like me. I keep wondering, what are they thinking when the water went into the ship. I bet they tried their best to survive. I heard the bodies recovered, some have broken fingers (probably due to them hitting the windows hard. Imagine their fright and helplessness.) and some have bruises all over (they must be trying their best to escape). Gosh, I keep thinking, and it saddens me alot.
And the captain. Although I understand why he made them stayed indoor at first (is because if they are on deck they may fall off the ship and get swept away by currents), I cannot believe he escaped the ship first. Like seriously, how irresponsible. He is a murderer that murdered so many children. Don’t he have his own kids? I know it is human instinct to save oneself first. But he is the captain!!
As for the rescue process, to be honest, this happens in Asia. I hate asia’s teaching method. Forcing people to memorise stupid formulas and they say practice makes perfect. When such things happens, and they have never practice before, they are confuse on what to do. Because there is no formula to follow, no textbooks to refer to. Throw the highest scorer for O level there to plan the rescue team, I’m sure he or she can’t do it either. Because we have never experience such a problem, so we have no idea what to do. This is why the first few hours of the accident was wasted, due to confusion.
I hope the families stay strong. I really do not know how to express my feeling for the tragedy. Because of this it makes me want to live even more. It makes me know how fragile and unpredictable life is. I can now see how precious life is. My life sucks, but I know that it is still very very precious, because many wants to live, but is unable to. I will live my life to the fullest.
