In this reflection, the author expresses that their family is deeply intertwined with the Bird Refuge, feeling inseparable from it. The refuge symbolizes stability and familiarity, representing the foundation of their childhood and family life.

"I could not separate the Bird Refuge from my family. Devastation respects no boundaries. The landscape of my childhood and the landscape of my family, the two things I had always regarded as bedrock, were now subject to change. Quicksand." The author poignantly describes how both their family and cherished environment are vulnerable to unforeseen upheavals, likening this instability to quicksand that threatens to swallow their sense of security.