02-23-2006, 06:02 AM
Valentine on Quake Victims
Saema Naqvi
The word valentine evokes soft feelings of love and care in our
hearts. Valentines day is celebrated all over the world in which people exchange cards , gifts and flowers with their dear ones.
It is a day to show how much one is dear and near to the other. Feburary is considered as the month of love in many parts of world. Unfortunately at this time this month has come in a very sad atmostpherein Pakistan where the cruel earthquake has ruined millions of people.
The most affected ones are children who have lost their parents siblings homes and schools.The most important deserversof our love, greetings, flowers and gifts at this special valentines day are the children affected by earthquake.
In history,Valentine is a symbol of Love. A love that can change the lives of misserabe and needy people.Most probably the history started in 270A.D. near Rome where St.Valentine was a priest in a church.
Claudius ,the Emperor,while seeing the critical situation, felt that the married defenders of his soil were more emotionally attached to their families and did not perform well,so he banned marriages. Valentine felt the trauma of young lovers and continued to make them marry secretly.Claudius when came to know about this friend of lovers, caged him.
While Valentine was in prison, he came in contact with his jailor who had a blind daughter.The jailor requested him to heal his daughter. Through his faith he restored the sight of jailor's daughter. Just before his execution,Valentine asked for pen and paper and signed a message to her; "From Your Valentine"; a symbol of phrase that remained alive after him in the sence of love and sincerity for others.
Let this time; we turn the Valentines and the handicaped and helpless children of earthquake destruction are the deservers of our physical and phycological support.
According to an estimate,about half of four million people affected by the earthquake are children.They are in physical and phychological trauma.
Even the children who have shifted to tents and hospitals are feeling themselves much lonely and unsecured.
There are 106 children without parents currently in the care of SOS children's villiage.Most of the children in tents and hospitals are frightened and keeping wept all the time.Their schools and books have been destroyed and most of the schools that were not destroyed will likely remain close or disrupted for several days.They need books and teachers to restart their study.
Many children in muzaffarabad and surrounding areas are becoming ill and are suffering from pneumonia and bronchitis.As a result of mostly unhygiene condition,a lot of cases of gastroenteritis has also reported in camps.They need ungent medical care in terms of doctors and medicines.
Earthquake has left many children handicapped .they have lost their limbs , fingers and sight.Many of them still reqire artificial limbs and braces.Over all of this , they require positive support and catharsis to overcome the trauma and shock of being handicaped, shelterless and parentless.
So at this valentine day,people of all the world must consider these children and try to become their valentines.
Every year majority of people celebrate their valentine day by caring their loveones but this is the time to care those who have lost their loveones.
Earthquake is a natural disaster and can struck at any time to any nation so on human basis all the nations of the world and all the people of the nations must help the victims of earthquake and remember them in their happiness like valentine day.
(The writer is a student of medical sciences and compiled this piece with Internet & personal info)â
Saema Naqvi
The word valentine evokes soft feelings of love and care in our
hearts. Valentines day is celebrated all over the world in which people exchange cards , gifts and flowers with their dear ones.
It is a day to show how much one is dear and near to the other. Feburary is considered as the month of love in many parts of world. Unfortunately at this time this month has come in a very sad atmostpherein Pakistan where the cruel earthquake has ruined millions of people.
The most affected ones are children who have lost their parents siblings homes and schools.The most important deserversof our love, greetings, flowers and gifts at this special valentines day are the children affected by earthquake.
In history,Valentine is a symbol of Love. A love that can change the lives of misserabe and needy people.Most probably the history started in 270A.D. near Rome where St.Valentine was a priest in a church.
Claudius ,the Emperor,while seeing the critical situation, felt that the married defenders of his soil were more emotionally attached to their families and did not perform well,so he banned marriages. Valentine felt the trauma of young lovers and continued to make them marry secretly.Claudius when came to know about this friend of lovers, caged him.
While Valentine was in prison, he came in contact with his jailor who had a blind daughter.The jailor requested him to heal his daughter. Through his faith he restored the sight of jailor's daughter. Just before his execution,Valentine asked for pen and paper and signed a message to her; "From Your Valentine"; a symbol of phrase that remained alive after him in the sence of love and sincerity for others.
Let this time; we turn the Valentines and the handicaped and helpless children of earthquake destruction are the deservers of our physical and phycological support.
According to an estimate,about half of four million people affected by the earthquake are children.They are in physical and phychological trauma.
Even the children who have shifted to tents and hospitals are feeling themselves much lonely and unsecured.
There are 106 children without parents currently in the care of SOS children's villiage.Most of the children in tents and hospitals are frightened and keeping wept all the time.Their schools and books have been destroyed and most of the schools that were not destroyed will likely remain close or disrupted for several days.They need books and teachers to restart their study.
Many children in muzaffarabad and surrounding areas are becoming ill and are suffering from pneumonia and bronchitis.As a result of mostly unhygiene condition,a lot of cases of gastroenteritis has also reported in camps.They need ungent medical care in terms of doctors and medicines.
Earthquake has left many children handicapped .they have lost their limbs , fingers and sight.Many of them still reqire artificial limbs and braces.Over all of this , they require positive support and catharsis to overcome the trauma and shock of being handicaped, shelterless and parentless.
So at this valentine day,people of all the world must consider these children and try to become their valentines.
Every year majority of people celebrate their valentine day by caring their loveones but this is the time to care those who have lost their loveones.
Earthquake is a natural disaster and can struck at any time to any nation so on human basis all the nations of the world and all the people of the nations must help the victims of earthquake and remember them in their happiness like valentine day.
(The writer is a student of medical sciences and compiled this piece with Internet & personal info)â