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4/21/2009 LIFE ● LOVEI did an interpreting work for Nudgee International College last week. I wish there was no need to ask me or someone else for this work if the reality could be changed. It's a case about a teenage boy who was just about to start his new life in Australia. It's a tragedy for a happy family. The relevant news can be found by the following link.
I was assisting with facilitating the communication between the boy (Jeffrey)'s parents and Nudgee. I watched or heard the similiar accidents from the TV or other media before, but this was the first time for me to be involved into it. When something happens to people who you know or are not far away from you, the feelings always get different to what you feel from watching TV or reading news.
It's absolutely a heart-breaking pain for the parents. They sent their only son to Australia for a better education and a better future. They never expected such an accident could happen to their son. Due to China's One Child policy, their son means everything to them. I couldn't imagine how much the parents were gonna take to go through it. The parents managed well when they were doing the last few things for Jeffrey. It was the hardest time for them when they went to see Jeffrey for the last time at the crematorium. Jeffrey's mother was too devastated to walk after seeing her son. I could feel how deep the pain was from the parents' crying and tears, but no words could help.
After the prayer's meeting at Nudgee, Jeffrey's parents, teachers and his mates planted a tree at the grass ground where Jeffrey used to play soccer. That's a place chosen by Jeffrey's parents as Jeffrey told them before he liked the campus and enjoyed studying there. A tree means growth, life and hope. A plaque would also be placed in front of the tree in order to remember Jeffrey and bring people's memory about the lovely boy.
May Jeffrey rest in peace!
 For everyone who's living far away from his or her family, please take care of yourself well. No matter where you live, no matter how far it is, parents are always the only and closest people who worry about your health and safety. There's no doubt that such a tragedy would leave a family in pain. I hope that the devastating accident will never happen to any family again! Comments (2)
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