When Japan was hit by a major tremor during April 2011, this is how their people behaved during times of crisis.
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
Have Faith ; Rewards will follow...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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