A diary found in the rubble of the earthquake… “Now is the day of tears and longing”

“Before the civil war, festivals were ‘joy’ and ‘laughter’, but now they mean ‘tears’ and ‘longing’.”

On the 13th (local time), CNN and others in the United States cited a Twitter account of the Syrian civilian rescue team “White Helmets” and introduced a diary found by Muhammad, a volunteer belonging to the rescue team, in the northern area of ​​Aleppo. Muhammad has been working in the area since the earthquake that hit northern Syria and southern Turkey on the 6th.

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The diary he found was worn out and covered in dust, but the writing was clear. After reading each letter, Muhammad found out that the owner of the diary was a girl named ‘Sarah’. It is not known whether Sara fell victim to the earthquake.

The diary began with Sarah reminiscing about the ‘Eid al-Fitr’ festival held after the Muslim fasting period ‘Ramadan’ in her hometown before the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011. Sara recalled the happy moment, saying, “I enjoyed the festival with my beloved family and friends,” and “I hoped the festival would never end because it was so good.”

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It is not known where Sara’s hometown is or when she came to Aleppo, a battleground between government forces and rebels. However, Sarah wrote that after coming to Aleppo, Id al-Fitr came to mean tears and longing. He went on to say, “My aspirations for everything also seem to have died,” adding that the pain of living as a refugee is considerable. He also drew pictures of crying faces and torn hearts throughout his diary.

Mr. Muhammad said, “I was very sad to read the diary. It automatically reminded me of my children at home.” He said he kept searching for Sarah or his family nearby, but couldn’t find anyone. He instead said that there were only a few certificates and a pink toy, presumably Sarah’s items.

Source: Donga

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