Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
>
> 10 things to learn from Japan:
>
>
> 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!
>
>
>
> 10 things to learn from Japan:
>
>
> 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!
>
>
>