Tuesday, September 13, 2011

10 years and 6 month

10 years ago, I was 17 then, and made my first step on the land of liberty.
Never could imagined, I would go through the tragedy after tragedy; from fear of terror to 
country at the state of war. Chain of evil never stop. I cried, and learned, that the world is much bigger than
I thought it was, and there are far more diverse people living in, together at the same time, regardless of
what one might believe in. 

It was tough time. I couldn't speak a word of English back then, and all the news on radio, TV, news papers, streets,
they somehow suggested that it was an urgent state. There wasn't no turning back for that incident. 
Time goes by, and we take granted for the fact that 911 did happen and changed the landscape of our beginning of 21st century.
Back then, I was up all night gathering all the information that I could, trying to understand what was going on. 

Fast forward the clock. It is 2011. And I am in Japan. 
The world is trying to recover from disastrous economical state, one of which caused by Japan's earthquake. 
All of sudden, within few hours, the vast region of northern Japanese properties were significantly damaged, 
and the entire nation was at the state of fear. Some nuclear plants reportedly "leaked" radiation which may have affected
the region. It was dreadful. But heroic activities by government officials, engineers, and professionals have literally 
rescued the nation from the wider and more severe damage by nuclear radiation. 

Sometimes I feel powerless.
Then I start to think, that this is right, I shall remain powerless, but 
let me be the one who "design a system" which could handle/tolerate such power. 
Because after all, it is us human who should be in charge of this huge "system of complexity".
Pray for all, and let us stand strong! Peace!