A mother's love
This is from an email -
There were so many touching stories from the earthquake. I cried
so many times watching the news coverage in the past week. But this
forward from a friend has to rank as one of the most touching. As a salute
to this mom, I have translated the original into English, so my
non-Chinese-speaking friends could read it, and pass it around, too. It's
a story that should not stay only within the Chinese community.
When rescuers found her, she was already dead, crushed by the collapsed
house. Through gaps in the rubbles, they could see her posture.
Kneeling on both knees, her entire upper body bent forward, held up by her
two hands pressed against the ground, as if performing the ceremonial bow
in an ancient ritual. Except, her body had been compressed out of shape
and looked somewhat eerie.
A rescuer extended his hand through a gap and confirmed her death. He
called out to her, and tapped on the bricks with his shaft, but received no
response.
As the team walked toward next building, the squad leader suddenly turned
back, yelling as he ran, "Come quick!" He came to her remains, labored to
maneuver his hand under her body, searching.
He called out following some rummaging, "There's someone, a child, still
alive."
With some effort, rescuers carefully removed the debris burying her, found
her child lying beneath her, bundled in a little red blanket decorated with
yellow flower prints. He was about 3-4 months old.
Shielded by his mother's body , he was totally unharmed, sleeping
peacefully as he was brought out. His soundly asleep face warmed the
hearts of all rescuers on the scene.
As the rescue team's doctor unbundled the blanket to examine the baby, he
discovered a mobile phone tucked into the blanket. He subconsciously looked
at the display, found there was a SMS message.
"My Dear Baby, If you were to stay alive, you must remember that I love
you." No stranger to the pain and sorrow brought by death, the doctor
nonetheless wept at this moment. The cell phone was passed around, every
person who read the message wept.
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