溫馨夜讀II PART3 8.No Matter What Happens, I’ll Always Be There For You!

[00:00.63]8.No Matter What Happens, I’ll Always Be There For You! [00:06.62]In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. [00:17.74]In the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, [00:26.77]only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake. [00:32.21]After the initial shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son, [00:37.77]“No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!” [00:41.91]And tears began to fill his eyes. [00:44.73]As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, [00:50.62]but he kept remembering his commitment to his son. [00:53.67]He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning. [00:59.87]Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, [01:05.10]he rushed there and started digging through the ruins. [01:08.91]As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, clutching their hearts, saying, “My son!” “My daughter!” [01:16.97]Other well-meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying, “It’s too late! [01:22.85]They’re all dead! You can’t help! Go home! Come on, face reality!” [01:29.05]To each parent he responded with one line, “Are you going to help me now?” [01:34.51]And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. [01:39.29]The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school’s ruins saying, [01:43.65]“Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. [01:47.14]You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” [01:49.96]To which this loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?” [01:56.39]The police came and said, “You’re endangering others. Go home. We’ll handle it!” [02:01.39]To which he replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. [02:08.37]He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, at the 38th hour, [02:18.17]he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s voice. [02:21.87]He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. [02:31.34]I told them that if you were alive, you’d save me and when you saved me, they’d be saved. [02:38.12]You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!” [02:44.68]“Come out, boy!” [02:47.42]“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, cause I know you’ll get me! [02:52.89]No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

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