Far too fragile..

Here in Doha we have had a massive fire, a fire in a place close to home where One sees and feels the direct results.  This was a fire in a place that we frequent often, a place where I have left my own daughter, a shopping centre where many many many people go and feel safe and comfortable.  Through the night we learned that three of our NZ expat community have been lost (the NZ triplets) and many from other nationalities.  Claudio (our spanish carpool buddy) has just lost three of his friends.

Right now I am sitting at the computer keeping an unemotional face as I have two 6 year olds happily drawing in another room.  My heart is not unemotional and my eyes are burning holding back the tears for all of the lost.

I would also like to say, that whilst many have not lost their lives or their families, some will have lost their income and their jobs: it is not going unthought of....

There by the grace of God...

Acknowledgement to the prayer cartoon: Doha-based cartoonist Khalid Al Baih drew this cartoon as a prayer to the deceased.