To my dear Japanese fans! My heart goes out to you. I am devastated by this great tragedy that has plagued your people and feel personally invested because Japan has become a home away from home for me. What is overwhelming, however, is the bravery and honour that you exhibit, even now, during this unbelievably trying time. People putting their lives at risk to help total strangers, taking upon themselves the efforts of starting to rebuild cities and communities. I sincerely hope that the worst is over and that the reconstruction process can commence. My thoughts and prayers are with you and I cannot wait to be with you, in person, as soon as possible. Sincerely, with great admiration and affection,
I'm obviously catching up on my Globe this morning...
I'm so inspired by this story about Japan's rebuilding efforts.
Having been here for nearly a week now, this country continues to amaze me.
Granted, Tokyo isn't a microcosm of the rest of the country, just like NYC isn't representative of all of the USA, but it is indicative of the national attitude and mood.
People are focused, upbeat and forward looking.
Rebuilding AND fresh building are continuing.
Electricity is still being diverted to disaster areas from major cities, including Tokyo, without complaint.
There is no looting, or exploitation of the tragedy.
Sure, the government isn't perfect and it's unclear how much officials know and choose to reveal, but that's true of any government. I'm talking about the people!
Kudos to the Globe and Mail for continuing to bring us stories about this.
The news are saturated with war stories these days with a focus on the gore of what human beings are capable of doing TO each other. Japan is an example of what people are capable of doing FOR each other and for themselves in order to make things better. Bravo!
(以下は「Globe and Mail」誌の該当記事へのリンク)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/in-tsunami-ravaged-japan-a-harrowing-story-of-survival/article2198630/.