10 things to learn from Japan

SKYNEWS reported this a 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.

10. THE  CONSCIENCE

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

Recommended book: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

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