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# Ten Things To Learn From Japan
- URL: https://gerenm.mymagic.page/ten-things-to-learn-from-japan/
- Published: 2011-04-12T21:53:48.000Z
- Updated: 2011-04-12T21:53:48.000Z
- Author: Geren Mortensen
- Tags: Words, #Migrated-1790799853699, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-30 16:24

With their country in the midst of a colossal disaster - The Japanese citizens can teach plenty of lessons to the world:

> 1\. THE CALM: Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.  
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> 2\. THE DIGNITY: Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture. Their patience is admirable and praiseworthy.  
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> 3\. THE ABILITY: The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.  
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> 4\. THE GRACE (Selflessness): People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.  
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> 5\. THE ORDER: No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.  
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> 6\. THE SACRIFICE: Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?  
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> 7\. THE TENDERNESS :Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.  
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> 8\. THE TRAINING: The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.  
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> 9\. THE MEDIA: They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage. Most of all – NO POLITICIANS TRYING TO GET CHEAP MILEAGE.  
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> 10\. THE CONSCIENCE: When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly.