The strongest structure

Suffering in areas prone to powerful earthquakes, spurred world renowned engineers and architects put their heads together to come up with disaster-proof designs. After years of deliberation, creation and construction, skyscraping structures are erected in Japan. These are among the 5 indestructible structures in the world.

To whoever crafted that list: move over and brace yourself for editing that order for I can attest to someone much, much stronger. 

The human being is constantly under construction but nothing can prepare you for the tornado of tragedy. Unlike buildings the human being grows more resilient not as a result of plans, rather when they are put in a situation of enormous strain. When you find yourself in the center of the hurricane, submerged under the sudden and stifling tsunami of chaos, you show a strength you never knew you had.

Today I saw such a strength. Masked behind the fragile sense of calm that you composed. I saw it in the sincere smile you displayed when your hands shook silently. I saw it in the selfless sacrifices you make for your loved one, in your plea for prayers for her recovery and your willingness to do anything to see her survive.

You’re stronger than you know. Your heart is surrounded by a shield of steel which will prove the perfect support structure for those who need it most. You’re serving a noble purpose and while every building has its weak spots, you too are allowed a moment or many of vulnerability. You care and it hurts but it is that compassion, that altruistic nature that makes you, in my eyes, the strongest structure in the world♡

_Quixotic Novelist