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what the world can learn from Japan

I found an interesting set of observations about what the world could learn from Japan.

Reordering the original list a bit:

CALMNot a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.

DIGNITYDisciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

ABILITYThe incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

GRACEPeople bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.

ORDERNo looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on theroads. Just understanding.

SACRIFICEFifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?

TENDERNESSRestaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

TRAININGThe old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.

CONSCIENCEWhen the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly. And hotels offered rooms to the displaced In Chiba (because of the water outage), at 1/5th of their usual prices. That's Japan.

PARASITESThey showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage. And no lawyers - imagine how many class action suits would have already been filed if this had happened in a Western country. (Added in conversation, I retitled this one)