Friday, April 8, 2011

A Daisy for Sendai

What once was a field of daisies, then suddenly turned into a field of wreckage, is once again returning to nature.
Hinagiku, better known to English speakers as the common daisy is making it's return despite what's been thrown it's way.  Not only returning, but returning with a vengeance.  Did I expect less?  This daisy as well as others is blooming in a field in Kitasendai, a field that once lay barren from the deadly tsunami of March, 2011 that devastated Sendai, Japan.
Japanese people, as with most things Japanese bounce back quickly from adversity.  It's in their history, it's in their makeup, it's in their blood.  They will survive, and if you look away...well they'll be in the lead and you'll be playing catch up.
The Hinagiku, pushing up through the salty sand of Kitasendai.  The flower is telling the world "I am back, and ready to start anew!"  Soon the residents of Sendai will be saying the same.
Just a thought as my pen glides across this paper and ink flows freely tonight.

1 comment:

  1. An inspiring post to read, a fellow "comeback kid" myself, and praising God for Japan's survival. Bless you, Kim.

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