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Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com<\/a>
\n14 February 2023 \/ 13:00 PM CAT
\n2-minute read<\/p>\n

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The devastation of the earthquake in T\u00fcrkiye and Syria has been life-changing for many; we have seen humanity come together to make a difference.<\/p>\n

During this week, a popular news network shared amazing videos of notes found in jacket pockets and hidden between toys from children to children, which had many volunteers and news agencies become emotional.<\/p>\n

There were a few special notes.<\/p>\n

A note was left in a jacket that read, this is my favourite winter coat, but you need it more than I do, so please have it, and I hope you will love it as much as I do-\u00a0 written<\/strong>\u00a0by a six-year-old.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

9-year-old Hanfie wrote: \u201cMy heart aches for you. M y God give you and all of Turkey patience. My grandmother made this blanket for me. I carry her memory. Y u need it more than I do.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Belinay from Ankara wrote, \u201cWe\u2019re going to help you as best we can. I am ten years old. I got you some aid from my allowance money.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

An anonymous letter read, \u201cI wish I could be with you during these difficult times. B t these toys are my gift to you. I wish I could go there and play with you, but you can play with these toys instead.\u00a0 \u00a0I love you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simple notes give people hope and know they are not alone; words have such an impact, and the smallest gestures go a long way.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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