I was looking for a thread that Liese started awhile back, about Japan and an extremely upsetting and triggering comment she was hurt by, about the tsunami being "their fault for being greedy." I wanted to post this on her thread, but I couldn't find it, so I'm starting a new one. This is for you, Liese, sorry- I hope it's better late than never.

hugs, BB


10 things to learn from Japan – SKYNEWS reported this a few days back.
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>1. THE CALM
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> Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.
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> 2. THE DIGNITY
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> Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture. Their patience is admirable and praiseworthy.
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> 3. THE ABILITY
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> The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.
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> 4. THE GRACE (Selflessness)
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> People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.
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> 5. THE ORDER
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> No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.
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> 6. THE SACRIFICE
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> Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors.. How will they ever be repaid?
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> 7. THE TENDERNESS
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> Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.
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> 8. THE TRAINING
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> The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.
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> 9. THE MEDIA
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> They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage. Most of all – NO POLITICIANS TRYING TO GET CHEAP MILEAGE.
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> 10. THE CONSCIENCE
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> When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly.
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> With their country in the midst of a colossal disaster - The Japanese citizens can teach plenty of lessons to the world.
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>* Miracles happen everyday. If we change our perception we shall see them all around us - *
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