Yolanda brought us to our knees, but our spirits remain undaunted…
For a while the Waray people were reeling from Yolanda’s unleashed devastating power. We were besieged by fear, filled with pain, crushed by the loss of loved ones and friends, but we will rise from all these…
Many of us will find it hard to recover from our losses and the peace and security that Yolanda stole from us, but one thing is sure we will rise again.
Over the centuries the Filipinos have shown their resilience amidst slavery, oppression, war, and man-made and natural calamities. Our ancestors have proven this time and again, now it is our turn to do the same. And we will! The Visayans, specifically the Waray will show the world we are indeed resilient.
As Ernest Henley expressed in “Invictus” “Amidst the bludgeonings of chance/My head is bloody but unbowed…”
