The book from Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett was a very interesting and brought in front of us one more time the picture of the real world and reminded us of a big question "Why more equal societies almost always do better?"
Of course was very interesting to see in general the Nordic Countries and Japan to have such a good equal societies leading to a strong commune and unity. While I was reading some parts of the book to my mind came a story in Japan:
A businessman, lost everything in a fire in Japan yesterday. Today he has placed a signboard: "Everything burnt but luckily faith & confidence undamaged....... BUSINESS starts MONDAY... !!!
When I firstly read this story I was surprised how the people in Japan got raised up with such mentality. Unfortunately on the black 11th of March Japan was stroked from huge tsunami and earthquake but was very impressing and breath taking was the picture afterwards where the population was unified and how they were supporting each other. All the country became one body, for the sake of the community everybody was ready to sacrifice him/herself. As you may have read today there are around 50 workers working in Fukushima and their body have been contaminated and they all gave their last greetings to their family, they sacrificed theirselves for the country. And for sure this gives hope and a better future to the country. And for sure after some months Japan will raise up even strongly because there is a unity and equality in the country.
I think that all the world have to learn from Japan.
Regards
Anri
Hi Anri
YanıtlaSilyour example about Japanese people is very interesting and i want to add some thing from my reading about this crisis in japan and how Japanese faced it
1. With claim
2. Respecting each other :Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not only a word
3. The ability: The incredible architectures, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall
4. The sacrifice :Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the reactors.
5. Training: The oldest and youngest , everyone knew exactly what he have to do. And they did just that
for that i think we need to know more and more about japan because every day they give a new example for a sucessfull and great society
Karam Aly
I completely agree with you. Japan once again showed the world how a human society which really love and trust their country should behave.Only with such understanding a country can still be one of the most prosperous countries in the world.
YanıtlaSilDear Anri,
YanıtlaSilJapanese people is very supportive to each other and unified in these dramatic days for nation, I cant stop thinking how would behave Russians or Albanians in such situation, would they show the same respect and sacrifices to each other?...
Tatiana
yes it is true...the Japanese have a particular culture which they have cultivated during centuries of earthquakes, tsunamis and wars but i believe not i am sure that each country (population) can find the respect and sacrifices in times of great sorrows
YanıtlaSilAnri Japan is a totally different culture and in my opinion in Europe and world only the Germans go near them. It is an example and as all examples should serve as a guide but very difficult to implement.
YanıtlaSilYour way of seeing things is scholastic and probably a very good one but not real life.
Flo