On Wishing

On the news two days ago, a Filipina was found among the rubbles of a supermarket in Haiti. Something that is good news not only to the family but to us Filipinos. The family was interviewed and was rejoicing about the good news. As always, one would be asked to speak and say something. the father of the OFW said something like: We are very thankful that they found her. Then, he was calling for his daughter to just come home and stay here and that they will get by with whatever. I know how he feels. My dad would say the same and I am sure a million more dads will.

What I can't help but write about is his next statement. He was then asking for the government to speed things up to bring his daughter home. At that moment, I felt a little annoyed. There are still about 400 or whatever OFWs that need to be found. At least this is the number I have in mind since that is what the news is saying, or probably how I understood it. Flights may have to be a little difficult to be arranged, assistance may be a little harder since all were still busy looking for the others, etc. It's really hard to picture and decipher what is actually going on in there even if we see it in pictures. And this father is asking for the speedy return of his daughter. His daughter was found: that's the greatest news for him. Now, he's asking for something else, with a little bit of urgency. He should have been just thankful enough that his daughter was found and is alive and well.

Yesterday, sadly, the update about this Filipina was frustrating. There was a mistake. She is still missing. The father, again, was interviewed, and I can see the gloom on his face.

Today, I caught a glimpse of the contents of the front page of a newspaper: RESCUED PINOY JOINS SEARCH FOR OTHER VICTIMS.

He should have wished his daughter could just have been doing the same.