Saturday, April 23, 2011

10 things to learn from Japan – SKYNEWS reported this few days back.

1. THE CALM: Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.

2.
THE DIGNITY: Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture. Their patience is admirable and praiseworthy.

3.
THE ABILITY: The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

4.
THE GRACE (Selflessness): 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. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

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. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage. Most of all – NO POLITICIANS TRYING TO GET CHEAP MILEAGE. (politicians from other countries- are you listening?)

10.
THE CONSCIENCE: When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly.

With their country in the midst of a colossal disaster - The Japanese citizens can teach plenty of lessons to the world.

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