Yahoo – AFP, December 26, 2016
Thousands
of Indonesians prayed for their loved ones at mass graves and mosques Monday to
mark a tsunami which devastated Aceh province 12 years ago today, one of the
worst natural disasters in human history.
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| Indonesians have commemorated the 2004 tsunami that left some 170,000 dead with prayers at mass graves and mosques in Aceh (AFP Photo/ CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN) |
Some
170,000 lives were lost in the country when a 9.1-magnitude
"megathrust" quake struck Aceh, a predominantly Muslim province in
the northern tip of Sumatra island, bringing about massive waves that also hit
coastal areas as far away as Somalia.
It killed
about 50,000 people in other countries around the Indian Ocean, bringing the
total fatalities to approximately 220,000.
"I
came here every year to pray for my children, daughter-in-law, and their three
children," Maryam, who goes by one name, told AFP, at the Ulee Lheue mass
grave, where 14,800 people were buried.
The bodies
of her family were never found but 65-year-old Maryam, who survived by holding
on to a tree trunk, was certain her family were buried in the mass grave as
they lived in the vicinity at the time of the tsunami.
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Map and
factfile on the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that left
more than 220,000 people
dead (AFP Photo/Gal ROMA)
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Graves
across the province, including in Siron in Aceh Besar district where more than
46,000 were buried, were crowded with people who scattered flowers on the earth
where they believe the remains of their loved ones lie to rest.
Survivors
then gathered at a mass prayer in Ulee Lheue mosque, one of the few sea-front
mosques still standing in the region after the tsunami.
Fishermen
refrained from fishing in remembrance of their relatives who lost their lives.
The
commemoration was not meant to open old wounds but served as reminder to be
prepared for other disasters in the future, acting Aceh governor Soedarmo told
the mosque attendance.
Indonesia
sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where the meeting of continental
plates causes strong seismic activity, and is frequently hit by earthquakes.
The tsunami
anniversary comes just weeks after a strong 6.5-magnitude shallow quake struck
inland in Pidie Jaya, a district in Aceh, killing more than 100 people,
levelling hundreds of buildings and displacing nearly 84,000 people.
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“… Mass Human Death
The final one, dear Human, is the hardest one for my partner and the one we wish to leave you with in this channeling tonight. This is the one that my partner doesn't want to even have me talk about. It's the appropriateness of mass death. For you, built in to your very essence is the honor for life, and the sorrow when it passes. It's correct and appropriate that this is there, and never let it be tempered. But the wisdom of understanding is also needed to help you get past some challenges of the Human heart.
"Dear Kryon, was the tsunami really necessary?" Yes it was. Almost 200,000 Human Beings passed over. It's an event that for you is filled with horror, sorrow, emotion, and challenge. Back in 1989, we told you of those that might have to leave the earth en masse, and here it is. Yet even my partner [Lee] asks the questions, "Why the children? Why the poorest parts of the earth? Why the seeming inappropriateness of all this death?"
And I say to you the same thing I said with respect to Terri: Do you understand yet that death is often as precious as life on this planet of many energies and lessons? They are not gone! They're all here [speaking from Kryon's perspective]. They're having a great time! They're joyful! It seems like a moment ago they leaned into the wind of birth with us beside them. We said, "How would you like to participate in an event that will change the compassion factor of the planet so that energies can move forward and provide faster acceleration of vibratory shift? How would you like to help create peace on earth through a consciousness shift within Gaia itself? And they said, "Show us the way!"
Do you understand why we are in love with humanity... that you would love the earth and the Universe so much that you would go through these things? So much of what you see is horrible tragedy, yet you're looking at the heroes of humanity as they deliver a gift that will change the very fabric of Gaia through the compassion created as a wave of humanity responds to their plight.
They knew the potentials and they went through with it. Even the children knew, for they're old souls within their divinity. There was so much compassion created at that time, in that one week, the earth has never seen anything like it in your lifetime. Billions of Humans were involved with a compassion that instantly went to the core of the planet. It went into the earth and it's still there. It changed the actual energy of where you walk and it planted a seeds that will grow that will indeed emerge later in Israel, and those surrounding Israel.
And that's what it's about. Yet some of you didn't want to hear that, did you? But they're here, with me now... and with you as well. How could you fit them all in this room, you might ask? They can fit on the head of a pin! That's interdimensional talk. They can go home in your purse or your pocket! That's interdimensional talk, too. And they've got a message for you that we've given before, but you can't hear it enough: "We did our part - now you do yours, Lighthouse! For the ones who remain are the only ones who can manipulate the tools we have helped create."
When you go home tonight, you're not going to be in a survival situation - in a tent in a tribe with no lights or clean water, with no food. You're not going to be in sorrow or despair. Instead, you go home to a warm place with plenty of food and friendship and the love of family. That's why you're the Lighthouses, because you have time for it. You've got the intellect for it. You're not in survival mode, as is so much of humanity on the earth. You have the education for it and the intuition for it. Now, do you understand why there are so many Lighthworkers in the western world? It's because your culture has created a situation where there's abundance of these things, and it allows you to lead the way in changing the energy of earth, instead of having all your time spent just trying to survive. Does this help you understand the responsibility of what you have before you?
Strike the light and send it to the Sudanese. Strike light and send it to those dark places with governments where there's corruption. Strike the light and send it to the scientists and researchers who already have the cures for the more virulent diseases on the planet, but can't begin their work due to the barriers of certain leadership and their old ways. Strike the light and send it to Israel and Palestine and get on with this solution! This is why you're here, and this is the agreement you made when you arrived and selected the culture you live in.
Achievable in your lifetime, it is. Peace and compassion will prevail. You shall see. You shall see.
And so it is.
Kryon
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