The Indescribable

As I was trying to sort out the teaching resources I came across this

Small miracles

Damon Pang and agencies Thursday, May 15, 2008

"In Peichuan, one of the worst hit counties, three-year-old Song Xinyi was rescued after being trapped for more than 40 hours. She survived because her parents had used their bodies to shield her. "

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=65816&sid=18932895&con_type=3 The Standard - Hong Kong's First FREE English Newspaper Small miraclesAs the China earthquake toll soars to 40,000 dead, missing or buried, stories are emerging from the rubble of miracle escapes and selfless acts of heroism.

Reminded me of a dialouge spoken by one of the characters from the show "Six Feet Under" Goes something like this

We call someone who has lost her husband a widow

We call someone who has lost his wife a widower

We call someone who has lost his or her parents an orphan

But there's no term for a parent who has lost his or her child

Because it is too tragic

Can you imagine how much your parents love you?