Thanks to our customer Carole, who passed on this inspiring letter from a woman named Anne in Sendai.
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A letter from Sendai , Japan – from Anne
Anne
writes:
"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.
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 a sign so people can come to
fill up their jugs and
buckets.
It's utterly
amazingly that 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 email
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,
