"Now I See Why You Love These People"

There are always those moments in life that if someone were to ask you "where were you when blahblahblah happened?" you would remember as if it were yesterday. In my life I have a couple, the moment I was told my father passed away, the 1987 Tornado in Edmonton, September 11th, and now March 11th, Higashi Nihon Daishinsai/The Great Earthquake of Eastern Japan. I wanted to blog about this just as much as I didn't want to. I am not Japanese, nor am I living in Japan now so in a way I feel like I have no right to comment on how I feel regarding this incident, how could I know what it is like to go through something like that? The truth is, I don't know.

Here is what I do know. It did affect me. I had just come home from a great night out, checked Facebook saw a friend's (a fellow lover of Japan) status as "NO JAPAN NOOOOO!!!!!!!". This prompt me to look up the news online, there was something about a large earthquake and so I turned on NHK cause I knew that it would turn to news if it was big enough news. I didn't need to turn it to the Japanese Channel, all the English Channels had news coverage on it. I watched in horror the images of the earthquake and then the tsunami as it's black waters tore through the land, people just watching, unable to do anything. I was numb. The days that followed had me glued to the news and to the computer, checking e-mails and facebook status to get any information about friends who are in Japan.

I was left thinking how could a nation come out from something like this? and then I saw a commercial for the Shinkansen in Japan and it brought me to tears. (granted there were many other things compounded, but that was the proverbial straw) Although it was a commercial, it was also a message for those in the north to hang in there, the rest of Japan is supporting you, we are all in this together. After that all I could see was the strength of the Japanese Spirit. They are one of the only people out there that I see try to smile while surrounded by tragedy. Here in Canada, I see people busking in the streets to raise money for Japan, in the stores I see donation boxes, at school I saw several fund-raising activities and messages for Japan. On facebook, I read friends statuses on how things are in Japan for them, how they are helping, how others are helping them. There is so much solidarity! My mom came to me one day after reading some of the links I shared with you here today and said to me "I never understood why you were interested in Japan, now I see why you love these people"

I am here in Canada, and I have never felt so helpless. But I look around and I can see people doing their part in helping which often is something as simple as a little prayer, good energy, voice of support whatever you want to call it. All I can do now is give my words of support and I ask you do the same. It will be a while before Japan can recover, but I have no doubt in my mind that they will.


Today I came across this: Slow Motion Dancing for Japan. I link it because I like and agree with Genki Sudo, "WE ARE ALL ONE"

The unprecedented disasters unfolding in Japan; earthquakes,
tsunami, and nuclear explosions, will somehow change things to come.
And to send my message about this, I have expressed it here with WORLD
ORDER.
These disasters can be interpreted as a turning point for civilization.
I think that we have arrived at a time of revolution, shared with all
the people of the world, in today's society, economy, and political
systems.
Incidents themselves are neutral.
I believe that every single one of us, wandering through this deep
darkness,
can overcome anything, if only we let go of our fear, and face the it
all in a positive light.
The world is not going to change. Each one of us will change.
And if we do, then yes, the world will be changed.
It is darkest right before the dawn. Let's all rise up to welcome the
morning that will be so very bright for mankind.
WE ARE ALL ONE

Genki Sudo

For more videos from Genki Sudo and World Order:
http://worldorder.jp/video/