The National Memorial of the Canterbury Earthquake is one of our most interesting attractions in Christchurch. As we look at the monument, steeped in its sad and powerful message, we are involuntarily touched by some of the people (mostly men) sitting on the benches. We can only imagine who they may have lost. The impulse to take pictures has been replaced by the importance of not violating the atmosphere of this particular place. It will be vividly engraved in our memory. May God bless all who died and those who suffered disaster.