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To Japan With Love

Dear Japan,

My father introduced me to you as a tiny island located somewhere far in the east. My earliest impression was that you’re Home to Sun, or have done something extraordinary that even Sun doesn’t dare to miss to wish you a Good morning every day before any other big country, including my own Bharatvarsha. And as I come to know more about you, I realized how true my imagination was.

A Sengoku warrior on horseback 
(Courtesy: http://peterphun.com)
You have always been a beautiful country nurtured and taken care by very hardworking, honest and technologically super human beings, who built their Nation from ruins to riches. A nation who gave birth to Landmarks of Global Industries from Sony, Suzuki to Yamaha, Mitsubishi, Honda and  hundreds more. A nation synonymous to Quality Electronics and Revolutionary Automotive engineering.  A nation where ladies wear beautiful Kimonos, farmers cultivate artistic rice fields, engineers construct marvels, and all the beauty-in-job practice starts when they all are kids doing origami.

The way your people brought you from nowhere in 1940s to the Top of World in the later part of 20th Century has always been an Inspiration (and cause of some envy too, shy) for me.

Now when you are again forced to witness worst of Nature’s disposition, I probably can feel the pain you’re suffering. I can only imagine what your people would have experienced, when the videos of the calamity only are enough to give us goose flesh.

I pray to God to give You and Your people strength to fight this catastrophe. And, to no second thought I know You will be back, better and brighter than ever. We are standing by your side with whatever we can support.

From a simple paper to a Pigeon - Art of Origami
(Courtesy: http://www.en.origami-club.com)

I know you would be Japan once again. We have seen you rising from ashes like a Phoenix, and we know You will do it again.


From,
An Indian grown up loving a small country in far East where Sun rises first



(If you too feel for Japan, Click Here to visit the Google's Resources for Japan page)


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  1. Zephyr16 March 2011 at 21:41

    Bravo! That was a heartfelt plea of support to the land of the Rising Sun.

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  2. joshi daniel24 March 2011 at 01:07

    excellent post!

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  3. Ghumakkar Punit26 March 2011 at 08:48

    @Zephyr, Daniel - Honoured that you liked the post :)

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