Today was another poignant day for us all. At 12.51 exactly one week after last week’s Christchurch earthquake, the nation was asked to observe two minutes silence as a mark of respect for the victims.
I, along with my colleagues, stood in silence and thought about the devasting loss many families now face. So many people’s lives will never be the same again, in so many ways. It was so silent.
As the bells of St Pauls Cathedral rang after the silence ended, I couldn’t help thinking how it was always meant to be us, here in Wellington, who would fall victim to a large earthquake. This time it wasn’t. Again, it is so close, yet they are so far.
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