I can still remember that horrible morning in 1995: the Great Hanshin Earthquake claimed more than 4,000 lives. It's destruction was horrific. I jumped out of my loft and headed for the front door. As I stood outside in the early hours of the morning, my neighbours stayed indoors.
What I remember about the day is that I had to show up for work. The trains were not running and I waited until later in the afternoon to show up for work.
Eventually, Kobe was rebuilt but many families and many businesses never truly recovered.
Now, another horrific earthquake struck in Haiti. The devastation is ugly. The entire world must come togethe and help save as many people as possible, It is the only thing to do.
As I watch some media commentators and politicians spew their party's rhetoric, I can't understand how they can speak of such disaster with so much distaste and poor manners.
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