(Toward the epicenter)
(Toward my shadow)
(On the Suruga Bay, Shizuoka, Japan; a further earthquake feared)
(This shore somehow reminded me of the one in the Kii Peninsyla, Wakayama, Japan, though not for the sky, the sun, and the sea...)In America 40 million poor people are deprived of their right as a human being to receive medical care for free or at a reasonable fee and charge according to their financial state.
Further, 20 million honest people are deprived of their right as a human being to keep their homes and residences through a reasonable loan payment according to their financial state.
In addition, 10 million law-abiding and diligent workers are deprived of their right as a human being to secure their jobs and maintain their households in a decent manner.
So, after the long Republican administration era, in the prolonged sub-prime-loan mortgage crimes, and in the wake of the Wall Street Shock in 2008, American voters eventually elected Mr. Barack Obama as U.S. President.
On the other hand, in Japan, incredibly 70 million citizens among 120 million population were estimated at one point to be influenced, more or less and directly or indirectly, by illegal or dishonest handling of their pension records by Government civil servants over decades. At least 10 million of them have been surely expected to receive less or no pensions at all due to irresponsible record keeping by pension officers.
Though situations are getting improved with exhaustive review and recovery work by the Government since this unbelievable scandal and omission was exposed in early 2007 owing to an effort of some DPJ lawmakers, the long-time ruling parties, the LDP and New Komeito, have been destined to lose power from the moment of the exposure of this shocking breach of duty in 2007.
It is a fear of losing their pensions that is driving humble Japanese voters away from the conservative and very-pro-America LDP to the younger-lawmaker-filled DPJ so as to entrust them with the central governmental administration.
Very rich politicians, like Prime Minister Mr. Taro Aso and DPJ head Mr. Yukio Hatoyama, probably alike cannot understand this fear. But, they are on the opposite sides; Mr. Hatoyama is so lucky and Mr. Aso is very unlucky.
SECTION I: First Empire Qin and The Chinese Communist Party
When I was young and read a story about the First Emperor of Qin, I was greatly disappointed.
The First Emperor of Qin was not a great man at all. He was a mediocre son of the royal familiy of Qin. He had a little mind. He had not mastered the military art even without excellent swordcraft.
But, he had a special talent. He had a gift for appreciating difference in things and men. He could correctly judge what was of the first class and what was of the third class like a talented organizer. He could correctly judge what worked and what did not like a talented engineer.
So, the First Emperor of Qin applied right methods and systems and adopted right philosophers, politicians, and generals. Eventually, he himself became a master of the art of war.
It is indeed a big surprise that such a mediocre person in terms of personality had such an excellent talent in terms of technicality that enabled the conquest of the Mainland China 2200 year ago and the launching of the first unified nation of the Han people.
Hence, I was highly disappointed as I was in my 20's, so young: "Oh, Ah, the First Emperor of Qin was not a decent man, a brave man, or a holy man. His crown and purple could not be authorized by Heaven or Chinese God. How could it be possible?"
Some years ago, I also checked books on the First Emperor of Qin to be disappointed again.
So, it is understandable that some Western scholars and professors get disappointed to study Mao Tse-tung.
Yet, like some excellent generals of the Empire of Qin, Chou En-lai had a remarkable personality.
Indeed, when the Lin Biao incident happened threatening the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party in early 1971, it is said that Chou En-lai acted like an acting emperor and Mao Tse-tung like a confused premier.
(To be continued...)
(Among 50 million Japanese who are to suffer the possible great Tokai Earthquake, I only and alone went out to pay holy respect to the God on the stone-full shore of the Suruga Bay where recently a big, though in a short duration, earthquake occurred...
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Mat 8:19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Mat 8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Mat 8:21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Mat 8:22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.