Haitian people who suffer from the devastating results of the earthquake that took place a week ago can be associated with the proverb that says, "Nou led, Nou la" which means, "We are ugly, but we are alive". When we think about the Haitian people, people could enumerate a series of unfortunate events and conditions that they have suffered since they started to emerge as a nation. For example, along with the Haitian Revolution, political disturbances, crimes, poverty, and hunger, Haitians had also suffered natural disasters like hurricanes, and earthquakes. The most recent of these disasters was the earthquake of January 12th, 2010. Entire families were destroyed, and houses and buildings are not longer standing as part of the city's architecture. The country is devastated; however, Haitians have learned to overcome their difficulties through the years, and they have become strong people who fall but know how to stand again.
First, what is really important right now is to preserve life of those who made it through the earthquake. The proverb says, "Nou led, Nou la." Right now, Haitian survivors are ugly survivors because they come out from the ashes hurt and dusty, and they have lost everything they owned. Some of these survivors may even have to face the terrible reality that they lost part of their family. But like the phoenix which reborns from the ashes, Haitian people can recover from their grief if the rest of the world offers help. The ugly survivors who live in despair claim for help, and they say, "We are alive; we are still here." This terrible event have promoted the most lovely actions of humanity at a global level, and examples of this kindness show trough several donations of money, medicines and food that the people of the United States has offered. It is the time to make a positive difference and help Haitian people. It does not matter if we have never been in Haiti; we have the moral duty to help them. The reward for those who help could be to see in the news how a child finds his or her mother after the rescue team gets her from the ruins of a building. Another reward could be to see how elderly persons who survive the earthquake do not die a week after the disaster because they do not have anything to eat. Finally, Haitian people may not have anything to offer in return, and they may have different religious believes and costumes from some of us, but all this is not a reason for doing nothing. Haitian people ask for immediate help and let us know that their hearts suffer, and we must answer.
In conclusion, the proverb "Nou led, Nou la" made me think about the need to help the earthquake's survivors who are in a really hard situation. I can feel their pain, and I joined to all of those who support in a way or another the Haitian people.
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