Japanese Lessons

These timeless reminders came in the mail today. The sender requested that they be shared.Here they are:
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What can the world learn from the Japanese who are patiently and ably bearing the brunt of nature's fury due to their location in the ring of fire (volcano, fault lines, tectonic plate ddge)?

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 architecture. 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 behind to pump sea water in the nuclear 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 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.

Can we share these virtues with our children, family and friends? This courtesy of sharing valuable information might go a long way in reminding people about the path of propriety.

The whole Universe is my family.
Everything in the Universe has a purpose.
Indeed, the invisible intelligence
that flows through everything
in a purposeful fashion
is also flowing through you.

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan reacts after he feels the earthquake during a committee meeting in parliament in Tokyo.
Source of photo: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-most-incredible-pictures-of-the-japan-earthquake