Sacrificial power

These few days, reading through the newspaper, I suddenly realized the power of sacrifice. Although in the eyes of others, these sacrifice may seem small, yet they contribute to major changes in the world.

Reflecting back to the 9/11 tragedy, it has been 10 years since the act of terrorism send chills and anger throughout the whole world. I recall during that event, through the live news, I was witnessing the plane crashing into the 2nd tower and immediately the tower crumbles with agony screaming around the US public. In midst of that chaos, there is another scheduled hijacking which was supposed to crash into the Pentagon, but due to the fighting spirit of the passengers on board the hijacked plane, they sacrificed themselves by retaliating on the hijackers thus rendering the flight to plunge into an area somewhere of the targeted destination. Although I couldn't remember any survivors from the crash, their heroic spirit has definitely spared dozens and thousands of innocent lives from being taken away.

Till date, people are still sacrificing selflessly in place for a better future for the coming generations. For instance, I read about a Japanese veteran engineer who pool together a group of retired veterans in coming out with solutions to neutralized the threat of the Fukoshima nuclear disaster which has yet to be suppressed. Although these retirees may have been of old age, they are willing to volunteer themselves to enter into the hazardous nuclear plant to carry out salvaging work for the cooler system. They would not hesitate to stand in front of the younger generations to protect them from the high risk of the radiation. They feel that rather than exposing the young ones to the radiation, they feel its more appropriate for them to shelter this burden. They may not have any ties with most of the younger people, yet they are doing this out of selflessness, out of a pure heart to sacrifice for a better tomorrow.

I would like to pay my highest tribute to these heroes who have a heart of gold, who have a spirit of selflessness that ensures continuous warmth among humanity.