Japan Needs Us

As I look to friends, family, and teachers for an understanding of what has previously happened in Japan, no matter how much information I get, I will never get the understanding of how the Japanese sensed it. 


For us, the earthquake was something to put on the news, and to worry about. For the people of Japan, this was something that would take the lives of several loved family members, the force to live on the streets since your house has either been destroyed, or flooded, and the fear of something like this happening again, especially if you are a child. Imagine your sitting at home, and all of the sudden, this news report shows up:

Even Germany heard about this!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/hinkelstone/5576356363/

I don't think that I know a single person that wouldn't scream and/or cry at the sight of that. Imagine that you were in Japan, completely unaware of that. You have nothing to do at that point. Your only options are to get to safety somewhere, or, sadly, pass away.

Many organizations across America have worked feverishly to raise money to help the people of Japan. Even my school has been raising money for the Red Cross. Other organizations have been participating in events like canned food drives, walk-a-thons, and much more. Many people will not know how far just a couples cans of soup, or one hundred dollars will go.

People may be in conflict with themselves in this situation. Money is very tight right now in America, and people don't know whether they should help the people of Japan, or buy that hot tub they've always wanted. That's a very easy decision to make: The people of Japan. If you believe that a hot tub is more important than life itself, then there is something seriously wrong with you. One major sign of ignorance is a thought that I have heard floating around my school :"Why should we help them, they bombed us". That was the past, and hopefully people are moving on from something that happened a long time ago. Plus, if anything horrible happens to the USA, then Japan will thank us for our supplies with supplies back. Don't be the person finding a million reasons to not help Japan, but be the person who can find a million reasons TO help Japan, and accomplish as many as possible. You are the people that I tip my hat to.

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