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The 10th Anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster

꽃이 진다고 그대를 잊은 적 없다_세월호 10주기

On April 16, 2014, the Sewol ferry sank off on its way to Jeju Island, South Korea.

The news shocked the whole nation. Initially, the media reported that all the passengers on board had been rescued. But it soon turned out to be false.

Of the 476 people on board, 304 were killed. Most of the victims were high school students on a school trip to Jeju. They were told to stay in their ship cabins for rescue. They followed orders, but eventually, the ship sank with them trapped inside.

Meanwhile, the captain and some crew members were evacuated while the ship was sinking.

This catastrophic tragedy has sparked widespread social and political upheaval in South Korea.

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the Sewol Ferry disaster. Rest in peace to all those who lost their lives in the disaster.

When it happened?

The tragedy of the Sewol ferry in South Korea occurred on April 16, 2014 inter 8:52 am.

What anonymous heroes risked their lives and how did they do it?

Among the heroes were students, teachers, the deputy director and the crew, unfortunately none survived.

Some of the heroes are:

Due to the poor condition that the students were in, the teacher at the age of 35 taught the students how to put on the life jacket and guided them to the exit.

Among the heroes we have two students a boy and a girl, these were characterized by: (The boy): He gave his life jacket to another partner. (THE GIRL): I hear the voice of a colleague and I come immediately to help her.

The subdirector managed to become a hero as he managed to save several lives and even that of himself, days later he was found lifeless by the remorse he had for not being able to save the lives of others.

Today I finally, finally, finally looked up Omelas, because this sign in the Spring Day music video seemed too prominent to be meaningless.

It turns out Omelas is a fictional utopia, whose peace and prosperity depends on the perpetual misery of a single, helpless child. It’s a trolley problem of sorts, of a city-full of happy people as long as one child is abandoned and alone in the dirty dark, never given even a sliver of kindness. In the story (The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas), some residents choose to accept this as a necessary evil, while others choose to leave. For the ones who choose to leave, the story says, "The place they go towards is a place even less imaginable to most of us than the city of happiness. I cannot describe it at all. It is possible it does not exist. But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas."

The lesson I could take from this short documentary:

Never trust the words: ‘This ship is unsinkable!’

Don’t stay inside a sinking ship or inside a burning house. No matter anyone, captain told you to stay put.

Let me guess, if there were important person, rich peoples inside there’ll be dozens of rescuers. 

The civilian diver who committed suicide was in so much of pain at the courtroom. he was questioning the ones responsible for the tragedy but everyone was disappointing him. The people lost their lives & were not given justice because of the elites he had questioned. They don't deserve to escape this just like those victims didn't deserve to die.

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