The most heart-breaking comment of all was at the very end of the article from one of the fathers about their deceased child:
“My little daughter,” he said quietly. “You used to dress yourself. Now I have to do it for you.”
Posted by
Shawn Walker
on May 16, 2008 at 07:35 AM JST
#
Folks, I'm currently in Beijing. I was here last Monday too.
The mood here is incredibly sad. I've had to turn off the tv a number of times because I just can't take any more.
As a parent, my worst nightmare is that my kids might die before me. It's completely unimaginable for me. I feel so deeply for those parents who have suffered exactly this.
I am almost embarrassed to say that I was presenting to a customer when it happened, and I didn't notice it happen.
"In software, ideas are expressed in code.
The implementation is the
idea. If an idea has not been
implemented, it is premature to call it an 'idea' -- it
is rather a notion, a daydream or perhaps a fancy. If one has such
a thought, the first order of business is not to send out proposals or
give speeches or navigate through process but rather to sit down and
write some code: build a prototype, share it with some like-minded
people, incorporate their feedback, expand the community and iterate. If one does this and one's ideas are sound,
the process naturally follows; people naturally
gravitate to good ideas." - Bryan
Cantrill
"Having
your voice listened to is a privilege, not a right, and it's a
privilege that's earned in proportion to the contribution level, not
volume level." - Alan Burlison
"Being a board member of any nonprofit group (or essentially profitless org like this one) is all about service. The OGB are shepherds. Your job is to keep the flock alive ... It is about caring for the long-term needs so that everyone else can stay focused on the short-term tasks." - Roy T. Fielding
Very sad, but I'm glad you shared this.
Others should know.
The most heart-breaking comment of all was at the very end of the article from one of the fathers about their deceased child:
“My little daughter,” he said quietly. “You used to dress yourself. Now I have to do it for you.”
Posted by Shawn Walker on May 16, 2008 at 07:35 AM JST #
Folks, I'm currently in Beijing. I was here last Monday too.
The mood here is incredibly sad. I've had to turn off the tv a number of times because I just can't take any more.
As a parent, my worst nightmare is that my kids might die before me. It's completely unimaginable for me. I feel so deeply for those parents who have suffered exactly this.
I am almost embarrassed to say that I was presenting to a customer when it happened, and I didn't notice it happen.
Alan.
Posted by Alan Hargreaves on May 19, 2008 at 02:57 PM JST #