March 18, 2011
Ryu Murakami’s Essay. So..HOPE, indeed. Hope is missing.
I sensed this even before the earthquake and tsunami.
There is something wrong with Japan today.
Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima. The area was a treasure chest of agricultural and sea products. Rice paddies mixed with sea water are no longer productive. Fishes will not return for a long time. We don’t know when or if the recovery will come. For some time Japan won’t be able to maintain food self-sufficiency.
I sensed this even before the earthquake and tsunami.
There is something wrong with Japan today.
Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima. The area was a treasure chest of agricultural and sea products. Rice paddies mixed with sea water are no longer productive. Fishes will not return for a long time. We don’t know when or if the recovery will come. For some time Japan won’t be able to maintain food self-sufficiency.
The food problem has been talked about from before, but now the “emergency food crisis“ is happening, reminiscent of the 70’s “oil crisis.” In Tokyo, no bread, no eggs, no instant ramen; even toilet papers are completely sold out. Does everybody love bread so much? Does everybody shit so much? I want to know.
I understand somewhat the need to prepare for emergency.
But I wonder, when faced with tsunami, if people really try to escape carrying an “emergency kit” containing water, hard biscuits, flashlight and such.
Gas not being available is tough, too.
Trucks cannot deliver supplies.
Although the magnitude of the disaster was beyond what anyone had expected and the problem of the nuclear power plant worsened the situation, I can’t help feeling something strange when people whose ordinary life was not affected go into frenzy.
There is a limit to what we can do.
We should value connections with others in difficult times.
Gas not being available is tough, too.
Trucks cannot deliver supplies.
Although the magnitude of the disaster was beyond what anyone had expected and the problem of the nuclear power plant worsened the situation, I can’t help feeling something strange when people whose ordinary life was not affected go into frenzy.
There is a limit to what we can do.
We should value connections with others in difficult times.
If the work is closed, take a vacation and spend time with someone you love; family, loved ones, and friends. Reach out those you have not heard from for a long time, asking “how have you been?” via mail or phone. Get to know your neighbors. You and your neighbors can help each other when a disaster strikes.
Human relationships are very important.
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