tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928386488478871050.post3622158153463513941..comments2023-11-03T05:25:32.643-07:00Comments on My Journey: Elegy for a damaged treasure (The bell tower falls)my journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450724641216255621noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928386488478871050.post-64318262851091014492013-10-19T17:29:52.340-07:002013-10-19T17:29:52.340-07:00Thank you for your comforting words, mate. God has...Thank you for your comforting words, mate. God has a reason why this all happened. We're missing the bells at the Basilica. We, my wife and one-year old son, used to go there every Sunday to hear mass and we will continue going there even without the belfry now. But what I was so thankful about, or should I consider it a miracle, was that no one got hurt when the belfry crumbled.my journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450724641216255621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928386488478871050.post-28189885561512675482013-10-18T21:21:33.899-07:002013-10-18T21:21:33.899-07:00There's always devastation when earthquakes hi...There's always devastation when earthquakes hit, and it's always so sad when people lose their lives, homes and livelihoods. Despite the buildings collapsing, you still have a history to tell, although it may not be seen as it was. Situations like this can sometimes bring distant communities together to help and support one another in the unknown future. My prayers are with you all. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.com