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Saturday, May 14, 2011

I was shocked at myself

I didn't clap at the end of the performance.

After watching a physically demanding, well-coordinated and engaging performance, I couldn't clap. In fact, I was dreading the end of the show - should I clap?

Although it truly was about the immigration of the Japanese in the 21st century, it came from the perspective of the Japanese. It celebrates how entrepreneurial and efficient its immigrants were as early as the early 21st century. And it came to world war II. More accurately, it came to the successful bombing of Pearl Harbour and the shock of seeing the mushroom blast at Nagasaki. Then twenty-five years later, they found the loyal Japanese soldier who still believed that the war was on. And then very little else was said till 2010.

My anger at what happened in WW II was aroused once again. The stress on the distress of the Japanese took so much humility from me to be able to be compassionate... They have the right to share their pain too... My perspective is still being pruned by God. God does not give up on me.
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