In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost
flattened Armenia, killing over 30,000
people in less than four minutes.
In the midst of utter devastation and
chaos, a father left his wife securely at
home and rushed to the school where his
son was supposed to be, only to discover
that the building was as flat as a
pancake.
After the traumatic initial shock, he
remembered the promise he had made
to his son: "No matter what, I'll always
be there for you!" And tears began to
fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of
debris that once was the school, it looked
hopeless, but he kept remembering his
commitment to his son.
He began to concentrate on where he
walked his son to class at school each
morning. Remembering his son's
classroom would be in the back right
corner of the building, he rushed there
and started digging through the rubble.
As he was digging, other forlorn parents
arrived, clutching their hearts, saying:
"My son!" "My daughter!" Other well
meaning parents tried to pull him off of
what was left of the school saying:
"It's too late!"
"They're dead!"
"You can't help!"
"Go home!"
"Come on, face reality, there's nothing
you can do!"
"You're just going to make things worse!"
To each parent he responded with one
line: "Are you going to help me now?"
And then he proceeded to dig for his
son, stone by stone.
The fire chief showed up and tried to
pull him off of the school's debris,
saying, "Fires are breaking out,
explosions are happening everywhere.
You're in danger. We'll take care of it.
Go home." To which this loving, caring
Armenian father asked, "Are you going
to help me now?"
The police came and said, "You're angry,
distraught and it's over. You're
endangering others. Go home. We'll
handle it!" To which he replied, "Are
you going to help me now?" No one
helped.
Courageously he proceeded alone
because he needed to know for himself:
"Is my boy alive or is he dead?"
He dug for eight hours . . . 12 hours . . .
24 hours ... 36 hours . . . then, in the
38th hour, he pulled back a boulder and
heard his son's voice. He screamed his
son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back,
"Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other
kids not to worry. I told 'em that if you
were alive, you'd save me and when you
saved me, they'd be saved. You
promised, 'No matter what, I'll always be
there for you!' You did it, Dad! . . . "
"What's going on in there? How is it?"
the father asked.
There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad.
We're scared, hungry, thirsty and
thankful you're here. When the building
collapsed, it made a wedge, like a
triangle, and it saved us."
"Come on out, boy!"
"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first,
'cause I know you'll get me! No matter
what, I know you'll be there for me!"


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nice one.

So he did it alone... with no support, equipment and of course a very c#delicate structure around him that could have collapsed and killed him... leaving his wife a widow.

This story sucks...

Inspiring, this is what God does for us everyday and we do not even realise it. Baba u too much.

egopersonified: Inspiring, this is what God does for us everyday and we do not even realise it. Baba u too much.

God

Really

AtheistD:
So he did it alone... with no support, equipment and of course a very c#delicate structure around him that could have collapsed and killed him... leaving his wife a widow.

This story sucks...

It didn't.