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10 things to learn from Japan ... (after the recent calamity)
Posted by Astraelia on April 2, 2011 at 2:05pm in Gratitude
1. THE CALM
Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief (if it did exist , it must have been in private).2. THE DIGNITY
Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.
3. THE ABILITY
The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.
4. THE GRACE
People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.
5. THE ORDER
No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.
6. THE SACRIFICE
Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?
7. THE TENDERNESS
Restaurants cut prices. The strong cared for the weak (might is not right!).
8. THE TRAINING
The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.
9. THE MEDIA
They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. Do you remember seeing footage of the mortal remains - No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.
10. THE CONSCIENCE
When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly
THE TREASURE OF FRIENDSHIP IS YOUR RICHEST POSSESSION,
BECAUSE IT GOES WITH YOU BEYOND THIS LIFE- SWAMI YOGANANDAJI