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a letter from Sendai, Japan
Subject: A Letter from Sendai, Japan
From a woman living in Sendai, Japan where she has lived for the past
Decade teaching English. Very moving!!
Hello My Lovely Family and Friends,
First I want to thank you so very much for your concern for me. I am
very Touched. I also wish to apologize for a generic message to you
all. But it seems The best way at the moment to get my message to you.
Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed
to have Wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shack is
even more worthy Of that name, I am now staying at a friend's home. We
share supplies like water, Food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined
up in one room, eat by candlelight, Share stories. It is warm,
friendly, and beautiful.
During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes.
People sit in Their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens,
or line up to get Drinking water when a source is open. If someone has
water running in their Home, they put out sign so people can come to
fill up their jugs and buckets.
Utterly amazingly where I am there has been no looting, no pushing in
lines. People leave their front door open, as it is safer when an
earthquake strikes. People keep saying, "Oh, this is how it used to be
in the old days when everyone Helped one another."
Quakes keep coming. Last night they struck about every 15 minutes.
Sirens are Constant and helicopters pass overhead often.
We got water for a few hours in our homes last night, and now it is for
half a Day. Electricity came on this afternoon. Gas has not yet come
on. But all of
This is by area. Some people have these things, others do not. No one
has washed For several days. We feel grubby, but there are so much more
important concerns Than that for us now. I love this peeling away of
non-essentials. Living fully On the level of instinct, of intuition, of
caring, of what is needed for Survival, not just of me, but of the
entire group.
There are strange parallel universes happening. Houses a mess in some
places, Yet then a house with futons or laundry out drying in the sun.
People lining up
For water and food, and yet a few people out walking their dogs. All
happening At the same time.
Other unexpected touches of beauty are first, the silence at night. No
cars. No One out on the streets. And the heavens at night are scattered
with stars. I Usually can see about two, but now the whole sky is
filled. The mountains are Sendai are solid and with the crisp air we
can see them silhouetted against the Sky magnificently.
And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to my shack
to check On it each day, now to send this e-mail since the electricity
is on, and I find Food and water left in my entranceway. I have no idea
from whom, but it is
There. Old men in green hats go from door to door checking to see if
everyone is OK. People talk to complete strangers asking if they need
help. I see no signs Of fear. Resignation, yes, but fear or panic, no.
They tell us we can expect aftershocks, and even other major quakes,
for Another month or more. And we are getting constant tremors, rolls,
shaking, Rumbling. I am blessed in that I live in a part of Sendai that
is a bit Elevated, a bit more solid than other parts. So, so far this
area is better off Than others. Last night my friend's husband came in
from the country, bringing Food and water. Blessed again.
Somehow at this time I realize from direct experience that there is
indeed an Enormous Cosmic evolutionary step that is occurring all over
the world right at This moment. And somehow as I experience the events
happening now in Japan, I Can feel my heart opening very wide. My
brother asked me if I felt so small Because of all that is happening. I
don't. Rather, I feel as part of something Happening that much larger
than myself. This wave of birthing (worldwide) is Hard, and yet
magnificent.
Thank you again for your care and Love of me,
With Love in return, to you all,
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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