Help Haiti!

Safe within the confines of a comfortably furnished house, we have been anesthetised to the pain and suffering of the world.
We underestimate the luxury of being cushioned by all our necessities.
The recent Haitian earthquake, which notched up an incredible 7.0 on the Richter scale, shook up the lives of hundreds, displacing them from their meagre shelters, dislocating their ways of life. Without the mere security of food, water and warmth, survivors of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere are struggling to keep alive the will to carry on.
Astounding stories of victims, trapped under debris and rubble for days together, have surfaced in newspapers, images of dehydrated, malnourished children have made the glossy front pages of expensive magazines and news reporters have swarmed the region, streaming coverage to their news-hungry stations.
Yet the exact magnitude of the wreckage and emotional turmoil has not been comprehended by the general public.

The massive amount of destruction and chaos has marred immediate action to save this little Caribbean country. More than 200, 000 people were killed in this catastrophe and the country has collapsed in shambles.
Thus, Haiti has to rebuild from scratch; start over, right from the very beginning.
They have to pick up the pieces, fit in the jagged shards, trying to work towards the intact bigger picture that seems a little more than a fabricated figment at this point in time.
Before the calamity, Haiti was impoverished, with a feeble economy and yet, even after losing everything, they are continuing to fight for their survival and little-known existence. Their struggle is heart-warming and is living proof that no matter however miniscule we seem in the grand scheme of things, we can always make our voice heard and our passions loud.

Bahrain responded to Haiti’s plea for aid, donating money for indispensable reconstruction, rehabilitation and reestablishment of the dismembered country. Yet the money flow didn’t seem enough to quell the pain and heal and stitch Haitian wounds. Bahrain seems to have fallen short of expectations, having not filled their donation pot with much needed money.
At the start of 2010, we vowed to catalyse the change essential to the world; putting service before self. Now, Haitians need our help and it is our moral obligation to lend a helping hand.
Your donation maybe small, not much grander than your lunch money or loose change.
But much like Haiti, it doesn’t matter how diminutive you are; every small supportive gesture, every crunchy dinar note, every last fil rattling in your pocket will help make a better difference – and will help save a life.