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ya know, i think im obsessing abt death abit too much here ya. but yeah, this post will be abt death again.
anyhow, im sure u guys know of the dragonboat accident in cambodia. well, wad can i say, its jus plain unlucky lar, so many boats went out, and only ours happened to capsize. condolences to family members and frens of the 5 departed. saving grace? perhaps the fact that their last act was doing something they loved and was passionate abt.
and my 2 darlings, josh and sharon, happens to know some of the departed lar. ya know, i haven found the chance to talk to you guys yet, but my darlings, take it easy ya. i know anything that i say is almost close to useless lar since its so traumatic to suddenly lose frens but at the end of the day, moving on is more important ya.
anyhow, the main reason why im talking abt this is becos of wad i read in the papers. pple asking questions why they were not wearing life jackets and all. but the fact was that they were swept away by the current and pls, nobody stands a chance against strong currents even with life jacket on. so pls, stop pinning on the fact that they were not wearing life jackets lar, its nobody's fault and cos they wan to win so badly and bring glory to our country, thats y they ditched the life jacket lar. i mean, so many teams went out with no life jacket and yet they all returned safely. sometimes its jus that god wans to take them away and nothing can be done ya, no point blaming the usage or non usage of life jackets.
me, myself, im a kayaker and i more or less knows how treacherous the open water can be. but i believe in destiny too. which means to say, i take the necessary precautions, but if accident is to happen den so be it. no point blaming anybody at all.
wad i wan to say is, things are already bad as it is. i dun believe in finding who is or who isnt at fault. spare a thought for the departed and their family. is it really good to find out the main reason for the capsize and find a scapegoat for it? especially for something as unpredictable as the open waters, no matter how much precaution is done, it can still wipe u out with jus 1 stroke.
and wad of the team mates? ever heard of survivor's guilt? wouldnt they feel worse without all the probing into wad happened.
3 of my best frens are dragon boaters and they share a special bond with their teammates. of course, the national team would share a similar bond. jus imagine the agony and helplessness they have to go through when they saw their teammates swept away and couldnt do a damn thing to help. or when search and rescue was going on, they couldnt join in the search too. lastly, imagine their pain seeing their teammates' body being found 1 by 1 and knowing that could easily have been them too. the impact on their mental health is beyond words lar. im pretty sure they can do without all these publicity too. hopefully, they can move on and not develop survivor's guilt ya, push themselves harder and achieve glory for these fallen comrades.
lastly, i hope parents do not oppose their kids from taking part in water sports ya. this is jus 1 very unlucky incident. chances of it happening again is definitely zero lar. and i do not wish to see all the hard work done by SSC go down to waste lar. im a kayaker and i know of the risks im undertaking when i go out to sea and im sure the dragonboaters and all other sea sports enthusiasts realise wad they are getting themselves into. so pls, precaution is important but the power of destiny is stronger lar. if its meant to be, i could jus walk out and be struck by a falling lamp post too.
and since im on the topic of death. i jus read in Time abt moral dilemma and im posting this question to all of u.
'its war time, and u are in hiding with a bunch of pple from the enemy soldiers. if u are discovered, everybody in hiding will be killed. suddenly a baby starts crying and u are bound to be discovered by the enemy, only way to make the baby stop is to smother him to death. would u do it?'
nxt consider again, 'if the baby is ur child, would u do it? and if the baby is somebody else's but the parents are unknown and unfound, would u do it?'
i haven found my answer, let me know urs ya. but i guess this is one tough question to answer lar.
