10 things to learn from Japan - in a Crisis
AFTER the recent tragedy in Japan;
++ THE CALM: Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.
++ THE DIGNITY: Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.
++ THE ABILITY: The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn't fall.
++ THE GRACE: People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.
++ THE ORDER: No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.
++ THE SACRIFICE: Fifty workers stayed back to pump seawater in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?
++ THE TENDERNESS: Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.
++ THE TRAINING: The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.
++ THE MEDIA : They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.
++ THE CONSCIENCE: When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly!