Live with no excuses
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This document discusses 10 things that can be learned from Japan in the aftermath of a natural disaster. It notes the calm and dignified response of the Japanese people, who formed orderly queues and showed restraint without looting or panicked behavior. It highlights the community spirit and sacrifice shown as people shared resources and workers risked their lives. The response also demonstrated careful planning and discipline as the public knew how to respond according to their training.
Live with no excuses
- 1. 存.**.存存.**.存存.**.存存. **.存存.**. 存 Live with no Excuses & Love with no Regrets 存.**.存存.**.存存.**.存存. **.存存.**. TEN things to learn from 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 roceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture. THE ABILITY The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didnt fall. THE GRACE People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.
- 2. THE ORDER No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding. THE SACRIFICE Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water 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
- 3. THE CONSCIENCE When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly 存.**.存存.**.存存.**.存存. **.存存.**. 存 Live with no Excuses & Love with no Regrets 存.**.存存.**.存存.**.存存. **.存存.**. 存 Vijay Naithani, PGT Math KV No. 2 Roorkee