We Should Salute the Japanese!

The 110311 earthquake and tsunami in the north-eastern of Japan has devastated Japan as a whole in many ways, but we should salute the Japanese for the determination and their absolute desire to go on in a civilized manner that I believe many cannot cope with it.

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 sensationalizing. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE

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

This makes the nation and the people great.

Source: An email from M/s Kok Ah Moi.

P/S: If ever such a catastrophe to happen over here, could we ever cope with it as great and civilized as the Japanese? I am wondering.