Dearvictims,Apowerfulearthquakehityourhometown,YushuinQinghaiprovincemonthago.Itisalsoaterriblenaturaldisasterforourwholenation.Ithascausedbothfinancialandlifeloss.Untilnow,approximatelyseventythousandpeoplelosttheirlivesduetotheearthquakeandmuchmorewereinjuredseriously.
Sixmillionpeoplehavenohomestoreturnasthemajorityofthebuildingswerecollapsed.Thesedayswekeepwatchingthestaggeringdeathrollandhearingtheheart-wrenchingstoriesfromtheYushuearthquake.Wearesomuchsaddenedthatmanychildrenlosttheirparentsandmanycoupleslosttheirlovers.Icouldnothelpbutcrywhenhearingofthemovingstoriesthathappenedduringthedisaster.Andwearesomuchtouchedbythetrueoutpouringofeffortandemotionfromalloverthecountry.Youarenotaloneandyouwon’tfeellonely.Ourwholenationisabigfamily,andeverymemberwouldliketogiveahelpinghandbyallmeans,suchasdonatingmoney,time,energyandbloodtothepeopleinthestrickenarea.
We,1.3billionChinesepeopleshedthesametearsharingthesamehopes.Aseriesofactionshasbeentakensincetheearthquakehappened.AmajorityofChinesepeoplearedoingwhatevertheycantolendahand.Ibelieve,withtheassistanceofpeopleinallwalksoflife,yourafter-disasterreconstructionwillbedealtwithatafantasticspeed.Thestrickenareawillsoonberestored.AndIhopeyoucanpullyourselftogetherandmusterupcouragetofacethefuture.Wewillovercomeanydifficulty,becauseweareChinese.Tenthousandpeoplebeateverythingwithasingleundyingheart".
Trytolookonthebrightsideofthings.Thefuturewillbebright,cheerup!Yourssincerely
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