For all I know-k, they're good

[ndayday]

Link to original post: For all I know, my family could be dead



I'm sure some of you have heard of the earthquake in Chile early today. Like most natural disasters, I would have dismissed it and had a fleeting moment of sympathy for the people there.

Only thing is, I was born in Chile and half my family lives there.

Ok, great. So what? Well, the epicenter of the quake is very very close to where my Grandpa, cousins, and uncle/aunt lives. Grandpa lives in Talca, something like 65 miles from the epicenter. The rest that I mentioned live around there, in the more urban area though. But my grandpa. ****, he lives waaaay out in the country. To give you an idea of what it's like out there, it consists of:

grandpa's house
roadside store

WHOA. It's like nothing out there, but it's really beautiful at the same time. It's an amazing place, and while it is that and many other things to me, the thing that matters now is that you can't reach people way out in the country, especially when an earthquake just hit and there are obviously power lines and **** downed everywhere. So, no communication. It doesn't help that we live in Michigan either, so there is seriously no way to know if our family is ok.

There are other family members that live in Chile too, but I'm not too worried about them since they're not old and don't live in a house made by the man that lives there.

I just hope they're ok, and nothing happened to my family. When I say nothing, I mean I hope they're not dead. And I'm not being pessimistic, I'm being realistic to be honest.

I guess you don't understand disaster unless it happens to you, your country, or other countries/people you love.

And no pity.

k cool they're ok.

 

[cookieM0Nster]

Wow. That's terrible, I'd cry for weeks if my dog died. And shes pretty old too...
I wish you and your family the best of luck, not to mention everyone else in Chile.

 

[INSANE CARZY GUY]

I guess you don't understand disaster unless it happens to you, your country, or other countries/people you love.

to true, I don't have a cleaver remark. I don't know the biggest affecting death to me was my best friend;s best friend dieing she was ran over by a drunk driver and he waited an hour before comeing back for her she kept alive for a whole hour in deep snow nd her lungs were messed up.

Nothing compares to that so far even if my dog died and my mom still crys I couldn't feel anything even if I love the dog. Also I've gotten off my gramma's death even if she is still alive and never was about to die

3rd case I had a dream my brother died and I saw his death body and everything. I woke up truely believeing he was dead I was kindof sad but i've been sader, I was amazed when I saw him that day I thought he was dead.

 

[RyuReiatsu]

to true, I don't have a cleaver remark. I don't know the biggest affecting death to me was my best friend;s best friend dieing she was ran over by a drunk driver and he waited an hour before comeing back for her she kept alive for a whole hour in deep snow nd her lungs were messed up.

Nothing compares to that so far even if my dog died and my mom still crys I couldn't feel anything even if I love the dog. Also I've gotten off my gramma's death even if she is still alive and never was about to die

3rd case I had a dream my brother died and I saw his death body and everything. I woke up truely believeing he was dead I was kindof sad but i've been sader, I was amazed when I saw him that day I thought he was dead.

Aren't you the one who claimed that he was " 'carzy' enough to kill his mom?"

@TC: Indeed. Humans are selfish. Unless we experience it beforehand, we're most likely to dismiss such things.

I'm sorry, hope your family's safe.