Great piece! I had no idea about Japan’s preparedness. I totally agree that we need to learn more about resilience and it is important to acknowledge personal responsibility and community. Although I feel like society (I’m speaking of reflections of Australia here) seem to be moving further away from personal responsibility and having greater expectations of the government (and constant blaming that they are falling short) whilst also losing the fabric of community, hence the increase in loneliness. However, let’s not be deterred! Sounds like it was a really worthwhile initiative you were part of!
Great piece! I had no idea about Japan’s preparedness. I totally agree that we need to learn more about resilience and it is important to acknowledge personal responsibility and community. Although I feel like society (I’m speaking of reflections of Australia here) seem to be moving further away from personal responsibility and having greater expectations of the government (and constant blaming that they are falling short) whilst also losing the fabric of community, hence the increase in loneliness. However, let’s not be deterred! Sounds like it was a really worthwhile initiative you were part of!