10 ThingS LearN FroM JAPAN

10 THINGS 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 someting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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