Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Health Sciences: Monthly Events and News Bulletin (Volume: 4, Issue: 38, February 2024)

DON’T BREAK YOURSELF ISince February 6, 2023, a pivotal day in our lives, there hasn't been a day in the year that I haven't thought about the earthquake and the month that followed. I'm sometimes half sleeping, sometimes half awake, sometimes learning to appreciate my extremely good moments or feeling guilty of them, sometimes holding someone I love or seeing a call from friends I made there on the screen... But now, when I am asked to write something about those events, I am surprised at how many times I give up, staring at the screen for minutes without being able to write a single word. Still, I think it is my duty to explain what happened as much as I can. Perhaps the reason we were so hurt is that the devastation and suffering spread to so many places, shattering our faith in a just world that sustains us on a daily basis. İThe conviction that comes from being a good person, leading a moral life, filing taxes, sleeping soundly knowing that we will wake up early in the hopes of going to work, and stockpiling food that we have prepared in our home and are certain will last through the winter. The faith that persisted beneath the debris in every city spared from destruction on February 6, 2023. It's an ideal we strive to uphold.