7.0km

6.4km

5.0km

5.3km

14.0km

Countless Acts

Two Japanese citizens were selected by Time 100 most influential people for their acts when the earthquake and the tsunami hit Eastern Japan. Two gentlemen did what they could do to save other’s lives in their position even risking their own lives. They did what they believed they supposed to do at the situation. There are countless of these respectable acts everywhere at the time of the difficulties.

One day, my boss expressed his impression of Japanese people maintaining their orders in such disaster. Figuring out what one supposed to do in the critical moment is something that comes from one’s heart. It’s spontaneous decision of his or her acts without lots of thinking. It’s from his or her nature. It’s an act of who they are. They are estimable. 

Links to:

100 most influential people

Mr. Kasunobu Sakurai

Mr. Takeshi Kanno

the web-site puts the heart-warming messages and inspiring episodes together 

prayforjapan.jp

Today: 6.9km

yesterday 23rd 6.5km. 

Earth Day

8.3 km

8.8km

10.5 km evening run

is this time to change?

12.5 km

Italy puts indefinite hold on plans to build nuclear power plant despite of large energy demands, seeing what happened in Fukushima nuclear plants. How do you create the energy you need? How do you use energy available to you? How do you conserve energy? 

Japanese has been in 'Jishuku' mode. it's self-restraint. People are asked voluntary to refrain from their activities to conserve energy to save potential massive blackouts. Because of 6 nuclear reactors in Fukushima stopped working, Tokyo metropolitan region faces energy shortage. Since March 14, 'rolling blackout' is still being carried out. The words sounded like Sci Fi to me at first, because I've never heard such words in my entire life nor seen one practiced. 

Energy conserving technology and practices are fairy advanced in Japan, I think, but we need more innovation. Some says 'Jishuku' slows down economy, therefore hurt the country further. Is it really so? or maybe so. But maybe we are given an opportunity to form new model of stability and sustainability, both economically and ecologically. Or am I crazy to say that Japan should stop all nuclear power reactors in the near future let alone building one.

Aren't there so many ways and available technologies of safe and sustainable energy out there? Do you really need so much energy to begin with? Hasn't 'more consumption, the better' been proved wrong long before? How do you create the energy you need? How do use energy available to you? How do you conserve energy? 

Rain

When I was about to leave for running in the evening, it started raining. I had to change my plan. The weather here is getting warmer and raining season will arrive soon. 

In June, the raining season will arrive in Japan. They will have lots of rain. In Japan, old saying '雨降って地固まる.' Literal translation would be 'after the rain, ground becomes firm.' It really means, 'adversity strengthen the foundation'. Like when a broken bone is healed, it becomes stronger. Water cleanse, nurture and nurse the ground.

When we have hard time, we realize and learn something from it and turn it to the better foundation than before. It may be hard to imagine that when so many cities and towns were destroyed, so many lives were lost or are still missing, the nuclear reactor is not under the control, many evacuees have no idea when they can go home, and many business are affected and struggling to survive.

Two hours later, rain stopped falling, so i went for running. when I was running along the beach, I saw a blight lit ship on the dark horizon, and above it there was the thin light in the dark sky. I kept watching wondering where the light is coming from, and soon I found that the moon was appearing from the thick cloud in the dark sky.

I had a chat with my sister and my brother in law last night. Japan is finally getting warmer, and now they see 'Sakura' cherry blossom. Spring has arrived in Japan.

8.8km

5.9km on Wednesday, 8.8km today

Crescent moon looked smiling in the sky on Thursday. 

morning 7.2km evening 10km

8km