This is trippy.
Aftershocks continue daily,
in Tokyo planned regional blackouts are happening,
as people try to go to work as usual
huge crowds accumulate at train stations where train numbers have been cut.
On the news,
we are fed little by little about the failing nuclear power plants.
Sounds pretty bad.
Breaking news, another tsunami is coming.....
15 minute warning.
As I think about the likely potentials of an awaited big earthquake around Tokyo,
and a severe nuclear disaster,
I find myself quite calm and detached from the whole situation.
Maybe because I haven't directly experienced the devastation,
yet.
Here's another tremor....3rd or 4th one of the day.
Nowhere really safe i can go.
Breaking news, another hydrogen explosion at the nuclear power plant.
Interesting time to be alive.
I guess I just have to be ready to die at any time,
but that should really be a daily practice.
You never know when you'll die.
I remember a really old Vietnamese monk saying,
"if you don't know how to die, you don't know how to live."
Kai,
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to know your relatively safe and appreciate hearing your thoughts. In a way, I'm glad you're in Japan to share your peacefulness with everyone in that scary situation. A wise person once told me from afar: "In case of emergency, STOP, and breathe until all you are thinking
about is breathing." Keep the light!
Su amigo,
Mark
Great post. I feel a general peace even though there's chaos and desperation over there, reminding myself that one day I'll die and that day could be any day and so once that is accepted peace comes in. But I feel a little bit guilty about not feeling overwhelmed or something.
ReplyDeleteDave Elton
カイ君、こんにちは。
ReplyDeleteこの前の山梨の学びの会で会った静岡在住のムロタです。
東京は結構揺れたみたいだね。
静岡はほとんど揺れなかった。
ところで
七日にEmail送ったんだけど、届いたかな？
カイ君とはかなり自然に対する考え方が似ていると思うので、
返事をいただけるとありがたいな。