Fwd: FW: What Japan taught us all

[gopal kumar]

What Japan demonstrated even in the grave situation caused by this deadly
earthquake & tsunami.


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.


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. 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.


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

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with regards,
gopal