(Die Tokyo Zugreise)Divine Comedy 2007 (XVI)
[Comédie Divin 2007 - XVI]
1. Electric Heater
As it is cloudy, wet, and cold today, I have started to use an electric heater for the first time this season, though only for a short time. But, a few days ago I was using an electric fan. Indeed, traditionally, October 1st is the day for seasonal change in dressing in Japan.
Now, office workers in Tokyo, including Cabinet ministers, all wear a jacket or a suit coat as well as a tie.
The summer has really gone in most part of Japan; leaves will begin to turn red soon. I have to really purchase a new PC set with less heat dissipation.
2. Death Merchants
New York Times has reportedly reported the top three arms exporters and their sales amounts in 2006 as follows:
#1.....USA............16.9 billion dollars.
#2.....Russia...........8.7 billion dollars
#3.....England........3.1 billion dollars
Japanese companies are forbidden by law to export arms. Japan is an apparently more pious country than the U.S., Russia, and the U.K.
Or do you think that Jesus Christ praises Americans, Russians, and British, while they are the world worst death merchants?
3. Miracle
Islam is a miracle. You have to admit it. There are some reasons for that.
1) It was neither Rome, Jerusalem, Egypt, nor Persia, but the Arabian Peninsula that Islam was given.
2) The above fact produced amazingly a proper balance in the ancient, civilized sphere with Jerusalem at its center. If Islam had not been given in the Arabian Peninsula, the international politics in the sphere must have been drastically different.
3) Islam conquered Persia, which saved and preserved traditions of the Sumerian Civilization in the Arab world.
4) The significance of Islam's emergence in the Arabian Peninsula became clear when Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran were all found to be great oil states. Without Islam in those regions, Europeans should have implanted their version of Christ's teaching called Christianity in the regions and perfectly colonized them to be the owner of all the oil there. In that case, the Arab world could not have kept independence.
Now you must agree that the emergence of Islam is one of the greatest miracles in the human history, almost comparable with the emergence of the Son of Man.
4. Earthquake
Last midnight or very early this morning, a strong tremor (M 4.9) was felt in a mountain region near Tokyo or around the Mt. Fuji.
From October 1st, the Earthquake Early Warning system has started in Japan, though not effectively last midnight. Citizens in Japan are expected to be informed of occurrence of an earthquake that has happened nearby several seconds prior to its main tremor arriving at their homes or work places.
http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html
It is said that you can seek nearby refugee, such as under a table, in these precious several seconds or luckily scores of seconds.
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So, these are the things I have minded today. Are you still minding money and law, or drinks or foods, otherwise clothes or a house in addition to pride and grudge?
Have fear in the God or Allah who decided your fate even before your birth in this world.
(Of course, I use an electric heater with fear in God as well as my PCs. Are you using the Internet in the same manner?)
Mat 10:41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.