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!


Every secondary student in Japan is required to study Confucius's Analect. 
What is taught in the Malaysian school curriculum?

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Eri Peng said…
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5:07 pm
Anonymous said…
Japanese are amazing people. If we could emulate 10% of their qualities for a start will be an achievement. Unfortunately we are still stuck into whose race is more superior rather than thinking of humanities
1:55 pm
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