Imperial Palace Plaza Park with
Remnants of Old Edo Castle
(Click to enlarge.)Truth of Aid
Mencius (called "Mou-shi" in Japanese; 372 – 289 BCE) said:
"The way for life and living a man should seek is always found around him.
The way for life and living a man should seek is however sought in the distance in vain."
PART I: Indian Ocean Tsunami Aid; Who Paid Most?
In December 2004, a great earthquake off Sumatra Island caused great tsunami in the Indian Ocean, taking away 250,000 or so lives.
Accordingly, developed countries promised aid to victimized countries.
Country...Promised Aid Value ($million)
1. USA....*.....902
2. Germany....*.....634
3. EU....*.....600
4. JAPAN....*.....494
5. France....*.....444
6. Australia....*.....431
7. Canada....*.....343
8. Netherlands....*.....312
9. Norway....*.....172
10. Italy....*.....139
11. UK....*.....96
12.
...(omitted)
(OECD Factbook, 2006)
However, what they actually paid is different very much from what they promised.
(http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~honkawa/0920.html)For instance, the U.S. promised to donate $634 million to the great tsunami victims, but actually paid $277 million.
China did not even promise donation.
Japan promised aid worth $494 million to victimized nations around the Indian Ocean, but actually provided $539 million.
Now you know how foolish they are praising USA and China even in terms of donation.
PART II: Jerusalem around AD 30 to 40
Christ Jesus went up to Jerusalem from a northern local area called Galilee. It was as if He had to see somebody or encounter something in Jerusalem, since He could have preached all around Galilee, taking more time.
At the time, the Roman Empire was at a quasi-war with Parthia.
Artabanus, like all Parthian princes, was much troubled by the opposition of the grandees. He is said to have been very cruel in consequence of his education among the Dahan barbarians. To strengthen his power he killed all the Arsacid princes whom he could reach. Rebellions of the subject nations may have occurred also. We learn that he intervened in the Greek city Seleucia on the Tigris in favour of the oligarchs, and that two Jewish brigands, Anilai and Asinai, maintained themselves for years in Neerda in the swamps of Babylonia, and were acknowledged as dynasts by Artabanus.
In 35, he tried anew to conquer Armenia, and to establish his son Arsaces as king there. A war with Rome seemed inevitable. But that party among the Parthian magnates which was hostile to Artabanus applied to Tiberius for a king of the race of Phraates. Tiberius sent Phraates's grandson, Tiridates III, and ordered Lucius Vitellius (the father of the emperor Vitellius) to restore the Roman authority in the East. By very dexterous military and diplomatic operations Vitellius succeeded completely. Artabanus was deserted by his followers and fled to the East.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artabanus_II_of_Parthia
As I once discussed, the situation around Jerusalem must have been tight when Christ Jesus went up to Jerusalem, since main Roman legions in Damascus must have been supported by roman troops in Jerusalem.
And, some Israelites were actively engaged in their own operations for their own interest in Parthia. The Roman generals must have taken heed of Israelite connections between those in Jerusalem and Parthia. In this situation, Christ Jesus went down south to Jerusalem from Galilee situated around the path to Damascus.
It is very reasonable that the Roman governor and officials in Jerusalem were especially reported on movements of Israelites between Damascus and Jerusalem at the time. And, amid this hidden tension, there appeared Christ Jesus and His followers into Jerusalem.
So, the relationship between the Roman Empire and the kingdom of Parthia must be taken into account when thinking about the fate of Christ Jesus and His followers. Nonetheless, nobody ever seems to have carried out full research in this context. The fate of Christ Jesus, the Roman troops in Jerusalem, the main Roman legions in Damascus, and Parthia must have had a hidden linkage.
Anyway, why did He have to appear before John the Baptist at the beginning of his mission in Palestine? Why? But if Christ Jesus had been a kind of agent of Parthia, it must have worked well as a disguise. So, somebody must argue that Jesus Christ could be an agent of Parthia.
Yet, I would find an answer which proves that Christ Jesus is the Messiah, even if it is proved that a theory that He could be an agent of Parthia is possible.
Indeed, if not Christ Jesus Himself, it is very likely that one of His followers was a true agent of Parthia which might have ventured into war with the Romans at the time when Christ Jesus was in Jerusalem.
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The global map presenting occurrences of earthquakes (larger than M5 and shallower than 100 km) and continental plate boundaries is as follows:
(Click to enlarge.)(http://j-jis.com/data/plate.shtml)
Indeed Japan and New Zealand are completely covered by the marking.
However, Greece and Italy look exceptionally dangerous despite their being part of Europe. Civilization looks short-lived in comparison with a time scale of continental movement. When dinosaurs were going to be extinct, India was in the middle of the Indian Ocean and thus Himalaya Mountains were nowhere.
Yet, some people have been sacrificed due to physical conditions of the energy causing continental movement in these years from New Zealand to Sumatra, the north of India, Pakistan, Iran, and as far as to Turkey.
Living in these areas and the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan is very different from living in the East Coast of America, the north of the Alps, and the middle of the Chinese continent. Yet, its influence on psychology of peoples is yet to be studied.
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Mat 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Mat 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.