A Year Has Passed

‎1 year ago, my wife and I flew out of Tokyo, Japan after living in country for three months.  Little did we know that 2 weeks later the country would essentially be at a standstill as it coped with the great earthquake and tsunami of 2011.  A year has passed but the memory of what Japan endured and still endures is firmly planted in my mind.

For those that don't know Japan as well as I do, please allow me to introduce you.  They are a blend of old and new.  Japanese are resilient.  They are team players.  Mostly a homogenous society, they pull together and if there is a theme that drives them it would be "the greatest good for the greatest number."  This isn't only a theme for the older generation, but it's seen in the youngest of the citizens of Japan.  A quality I respect and admire.

1 year ago, and within an hour, the loss in Japan was immeasureable, incomprehensible, and horrendous.  Yet, Japan has survived, and ulltimately Japan will prosper.  I only wish this for everyone.  My prayers are with us all as neighbors on this fragile planet we call home.