Silent tribute

Today, at 14:28 in the school stadium, I stood in silent tribute along with all the staff and students for 3 minutes.
Our head master sobbed during his speech on the disastrous earthquake happened in Sichuan Province a week ago, when he spoke of the children there not being able to fulfill their dreams of getting quality education. He also expressed gratitude to everyone who cares and helps the suffering people in Sichuan. The donation of our school's staff reached 20,000 yuan, not including a donation of 50,000 yuan from a student's parents which arrived today.
On my way back home, the bus tv was reporting the updates on the rescue work. I was particularly moved by a young doctor. All of his family members were taken by the earthquake when they were on vacation. But the doctor take no time mourning for the death, instead he came to Sichuan from Guangdong to join the rescue work and has already saved 27 people, 3 times as many as his dead family members. During the interview, his was surprisingly calm and professional and I thought this is the kind of person I want to be, professional volunteers.
The sudden earthquake brought the people of China the strongest will to survive and the warmest help of all kinds.