IN-CLASS ONLINE LESSON #6

Dear survivors,

I am sorry to hear that Japan had been struck by an enormous earthquake. Many people died or were reported missing due to this earthquake. I understand that most of you lost your loved ones and also your house were destroyed by this earthquake but I hope that you would not lose hope and give up. Many countries had already sent help over to Japan. I wished that I could help you too by donating money or being a volunteer to and search for survivors under the debris. However, I am unable to do so and hence, the only way I can help you is to write this letter of encouragement to encourage you to be strong. I can understand the pain of losing your loved ones although I never experience such things before. You have to overcome this setback and treat this as a hurdle that you have to overcome in order to continue with life. Even if you fall, you have to stand up again and not give up. From this, we can learn to cherish our loved ones and not regret it when something happens to them as it would be all too late.

I admire your strong spirit and how you had reacted in this earthquake. We, Singaporeans have much to learn from you. You are able to move in an orderly manner under the desk during the earthquake. You managed to remain cool all the time. Although Singapore does not have any natural disasters, we must still learn from you how to react during a natural disaster. I can imagine what would happen when Singapore is hit by an earthquake. Everyone would panic and it would be very chaotic. Hence, I feel that Singaporeans should learn from you as such things could happen in the future.

I hope that you would remain strong and not give up. You had been given a chance to continue living hence you should live life to the fullest. I wish that you would remain united and maintain a strong spirit after the earthquake.

Love,

Chua Wei Jian