I deeply sympathize with the Japanese people for what they are going through after the earthquake and tsunami that befell their land. I have read much about their discipline, technological skill and economic wealth, but I most admire them for their generosity of spirit about which my late husband shared with me. Years ago as a young UNIDO scholar sent for training in Rome,Italy he found himself arriving late on a Sunday afternoon when banks were closed and with hardly enough cash to be able to book himself a hotel room for the night. As he frantically explained his situation to the hotel personnel at the desk, a Japanese couple overheard his story, found out he was a Filipino and unhesitatingly put in his hand a wad of local currency to tide him over the weekend. He never saw them again even as he tried to locate them to thank them and return their money as soon as he got back from the bank the following day. I pray to God that He may look upon this spirit of generosity and multiply it a million fold to especially bless and spare the Japanese people from further suffering.
God Bless and Spare the Japanese People from Further Suffering
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