Godzilla strikes again.

Please excuse the title, it was in slight bad taste.
But lets take a look at Japan right now. Other than Japan offering the perfect distraction in the media from the chaos in the middle east, they are a pretty tenacious country.
They were hit with a Magnitude 8.9 Earth quake, and then in the same day a tsunami hit them, which was a result of the earth quake. To make matters worse they are having MANY issues with the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. But what stands out to me the most about all of this is the attitude that they show in this hardship. The Japanese Government is saying that they are expecting economic growth by the end of the year, the people working at the power plant are working night and day at their own risk to put it back in control. And all of this while the last death toll (that I have heard anyway) is 8300 with several thousand still missing. Then there are the thousands that are homeless, in the end of winter, with sub-freezing weather and snow. Their resolve is something to be astonished at. One worker at the power plant was saying that something like has never happened before with the nuclear power reactors so they are not really sure what to do about it.
I think their attitude towards what is going on goes back to a previous post that I have up here talking about society. Japan has regard the self as embedded in relationships, and harmony with one's group is prized above individual goals and wishes. So in this case these works know the health risks but they dive into that power plant anyway saying "This must be done for the greater good. No matter the cost to me." I really think that Japanese have a much different sense of self that Americans have. Americans think about saving one's self, and doing things for personal glory, granted not all of the time. Japanese think "All for one, and one for all." This makes such things like this series of serious unfortunate events easier for them to get under control. Look at how fast they were able to scramble together a lot of shelters, food banks, and such. I did not pay attention half as much as I should have when Katrina hit but I don't think that America was quite as organized as Japan has been the past 10 or 11 days since the crap hit the fan.
If there is any country on this planet that can recover, well, not only recover, but turn this around for the better, it is Japan. My heart cries out for those that are lost, missing, dead, injured, or know someone who is. My thoughts and prayers are being sent out in fervor for the country as a whole in this hard time. But, I believe in Japan. I can't say that I know what it is like to be them right now; however, I can say that as of now, I stand with you, my Japanese brothers and sisters, in Hope for a speedy recovery. If hope is all I can offer than I offer it whole heartedly.
Here are some links that you can click to donate to Japan relief funds.
http://www.causes.com/campaigns/154523?m=83896074&recruiter_id=2062386
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/16/how-to-help-japan-earthquake-relief_n_834484.html
Please give what you can to those in need. Thank you.
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