Sunday, November 18, 2007
HELLO I'M BACK! :D thank you huiting.
and thank you jasper for rushing over yesterday to help me carry the luggages up my home.<3
yah i was busy typing a essay out, the EOY one. I shall post it here too[:
HUNGERIt was another devastating afternoon. The whole town was still dry,farms did not produce wheat anymore,animals died due to hunger. I looked up at the dusty sky and silently prayed. At that moment I wondered why the Lord up above had not sent rain to pour down on this barren land.
Children as young as five were dying, I dragged my feet along the street and saw mothers cradling their dead children and tears flowing from their eyes. I turned and glanced in my surroundings, the once fruitful and rich land was gone. My stomach rumbled and I was getting desperate. There was not a single grain of rice left and I was dehydrated. I blamed myself for not saving some bread and water for the days to come till this famine was gone.I reached into my pocket, took out my money and threw them on the ground,nobody bothered to snatch them anyway for now, even with cash there was no food or water to be bought. I continued to push myself forward but I was too weary to do so. the scorching heat of the sun aggrevated my hunger and thirst and soon enough I lay on the floor. I tried to shield my face from the sun with my hand.
After awhile, I managed to get up on my feet and continued to walk. I walked aimlessly,carrying a false hope that there might be food up ahead. I [assed by a farm and my eyes started to play tricks on me. I saw tall, juicy, corn plants and I walked toward the farm. I was about to grab a corn when I saw that all was left
in the farm was a helpless scarecrow. I was getting weaker and weaker as the time went by. I thought,"Face the fact that you're going to die." I shed a tear of grief as the thought kept filling my mind. My determination to find food slowly wore off. Hopes of leftover food or water were crushed.
I finally gave up and closed my eyes. I prayed my last prayer that I would not have to face this agony anymore. Finishing the prayer, I opened my eyes once again. I felt acute pain in my stomach, it was probebly the acid burning into the layers of my stomach. I comforted myself by reassuring that this would soon be over. Suddenly, the sky above me turned dark. I asked myself," Am I dead?" No, I was not. Clouds slowly filled the sky, they all seemed to appear from nowhere,engulfing the entire sky. There was this sudden pinch of joy in my heart and for this once my hunger was forgotten. I shouted with all my might," It's going to rain! The famine is over!" I heard mumbling and soon everyone left in the town shouted in joy. I lifted my head high and felt drops of water, it started to rain and everyone drank the rainwater. The water was sufficient to quench my thirst and also relieve my hunger. Thoughts of full grown wheat came to mind. I smiled.
I have not forgotten about the giver of life, I thanked God and hoped famine would not come again. The feeling of hunger was over, for the time being.
There, hahaha.
Ihad to send this to L tan, dunno for what. so anyway wed and thu is 3E3 chalet! oh man I can't wait. hee. right I shall stop here. I have to continue packing my stuff. Korea was not super fun lah. just, okayokay? yah right I should go. byebye[:
Love,
Jiehui
6:49 PM