Don't turn national pain into farce
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outpouring">outpouring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="poems">poems</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anonymous">anonymous</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span> <span word="tinged">tinged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> 6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="donated">donated</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Zhaoshan">Zhaoshan</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poem">poem</span>, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="ci">ci</span> <span word="style">style</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>.</p><p><span word="Suffice">Suffice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="poem">poem</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="debases">debases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purity">purity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compassion">compassion</span> <span word="abundantly">abundantly</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>.</p><p><span word="True">True</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speedy">speedy</span> <span word="mobilization">mobilization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torrent">torrent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grief">grief</span>, <span word="volunteerism">volunteerism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="misfortune">misfortune</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biblical">biblical</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="praise">praise</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 12 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Wen">Wen</span> <span word="Jiabao">Jiabao</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="rescuers">rescuers</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rebuilt">rebuilt</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>.</p>
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