10 things to Learn From Japan!
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1. THE CALM
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]2. THE DIGNITY[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]3. THE ABILITY[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]4. THE GRACE[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]5. THE ORDER[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]6. THE SACRIFICE[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]7. THE TENDERNESS[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]8. THE TRAINING[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]9. THE MEDIA[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]10. THE CONSCIENCE[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly[/FONT]
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