A few years ago, there was an earthquake in Japan. At that time, a famous story was posted on Facebook by a woman:
A woman prepared to go to the supermarket to hoard food and told her husband that she would fill up their car with fuel, in case there was a shortage of fuel due to the crisis. Her husband did not agree and insisted that she should fill the tank halfway. Bewildered, she wondered why he was against her doing the right thing. The husband smiled and gently explained, “We should only fill the tank halfway and the remaining for people who are suffering from the catastrophe.
The truth is, not only the husband in this story did this but every other Japanese did as well. When the disaster happened, everyone did not hoard food, instead they left it for those most in need. During that catastrophic event, the image of the Japanese standing patiently, bearing and helping each another while waiting for the rescue got the absolute admiration and respect of the whole world.
Of course, we cannot compare the Japanese with everyone else in the world due to the differences in society, education and culture.
Nowadays, we are really facing the lack of faith in each other, the government and society. Thus, we lost belief in treating people well so they in turn treat us well. That is one reason we are falling deeply into a crisis.
However, I, by no means, want to either analyze society or compare anyone to others. Here, the only purpose is to show you that natural disasters, sometimes, are not as fearful as threats brought by humankind.
For example, the current lack of hand wash, masks and food. In fact, according to the productivity of current factories, if we just buy what we need for a few days, the scarcity of products will never happen. We can then buy more when we run out. If you choose a rational way to act, there will be enough goods for all. We must all work together in this crisis and not rely on the negative speculations of a few people. Once this crisis ends, the quantity of goods including food, masks and hand wash will be abundant again.
I will never buy extra goods, since it leads to the threat of there not being enough for others. If we buy excessively now people will go without and once the crisis is over we will have much excess.
If you are really anxious about the present condition, it is fine, but remember to buy goods enough for you and your family to use for 2 weeks maximum. If you buy only 2 weeks worth no one else will lack goods and the social activities will still carry out normally. Remember: The virus cannot destroy humankind, but our own greed and disbelief in each other can.
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