Original artwork after the cataclysm. On the left, written vertically, in hiragana, said: Ganbatte. On the right, in kanji characters: Nihon (Japan).
"Nana korobi and oki ..."
("If you fall seven times, you have eight to get up ...")
(Japanese Proverb)
If there is anything that characterizes and identifies the Japanese people and unlike the rest of the world, is its unparalleled commitment to fight against adversity.
is a vital impulse that motivates people to do their best, with determination and dedication. Always looking forward.
This invisible force does not belong to one or a group of people. Belongs to everyone. Is the symbol of particular identity of the Japanese from their roots.
The energy mix thus becomes a great power that enables them to achieve their ideals when faced with obstacles that arise.
What is striking is that in their language, unlike English, there is one word that sums up the feeling: Ganbatte ...! (So, with "n" and two "t").
Consulting the dictionary small editorial Hakusuisha , which has more than twelve hundred pages, written in kanji, hiragana and katakana with translation into English, it draws its deeper meaning.
means perseverance, perseverance, dedication, effort, persist. Commit themselves with passion to achieve something.
That meaning in daily is accepted as Mood ...! Do not give up ...!
The term refers to one of the highest values \u200b\u200bthat the Japanese people is present in every moment of your life.
That which encourages them to persevere and to push to make what they want. A characteristic of his race, the Japanese spirit (Yamato Damashii) for what's in their blood.
That was the word that drove Japan in l945, after World War II, to deploy a huge effort that led him to become the world's second largest economy.
was in difficult circumstances who was born one of its paradigmatic expressions: "You learn a little with the victory, much to the defeat ..."
Just remember that no even had spent twenty years of the war and were opening the or Shinkansen "bullet train" linking much of the archipelago.
After the bitter conflict Ganbatte war voice remained relevant in all its activities such as study, work, sport and even in moments of distraction.
If this is added the honesty, order, coordinated tasks and rigorous, positive results are soon to be achieved.
two months ago, part of the northeast of the Rising Sun Country was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that fateful March 11.
Following were thousands of dead, missing and destroyed entire cities. However, there was no demonstration pillaging, looting, lack of control, or anarchy.
While still not extinguished the danger of radioactive emergency Fukushima nuclear power plant in different areas had teams of workers engaged in reconstruction.
In that regard, budgeted stages are planned, with start and end time, starting with the roads to facilitate access and egress to the towns.
Thus, on March 17 began repairs to the road Great Kanto Highway in the stricken area Naka, which was impassable.
The action of an intrepid team of workers completed the work in just six days. Now, along the way there is no trace of the wreckage.
something more, an initial government report said that an initial payment of three thousand houses fully equipped to relocate families from shelters, will be completed in late May.
words to be built in record time. Truly admirable.
One of the supports that kept the spirit intact of the Japanese despite misfortune, is the trust in government authorities and representatives.
They know they will always work with honesty and transparency. Thinking about the welfare of the majority and never be disappointed.
samples of concern, support and assistance are manifest in all sectors.
As the case of Executive agreed to cut fourteen percent of the salary of parliamentarians to contribute to reconstruction efforts after the disaster.
No one objected and there were those who gave their total emoluments provided even alleviate some of the pain of the victims.
A clear example of the kind of indissoluble amalgam between citizen and state.
Therefore it is said that the strength and power of Japanese comes from hard work, sacrifice, discipline, solidarity and practice of values.
all working from a place equally incumbent upon them to spare no effort on behalf of the group. This is complemented by its admirable nobility.
in no doubt that the strong arguments for integration, labor and vehemence that provides immeasurable word Ganbatte, Japan will be rising from the rubble ...