Monday Morning Star Count - Week 19
Today is a national holiday in Japan - Respect for the Aged Day. I have to feel good about a culture that honors the elderly with a national holiday.
Year five of the temperature quilt
Week 19
September 5 - 11
77, 70, 77, 73, 75, 88, 84
I am reporting the high temperature each day. My Year Five temperature/color scheme remains the same as previous years:
100+ Brown
90-99 Red
80-89 Orange
70-79 Yellow
60-69 Green
50-59 Blue
40-49 Purple
30-39 Pink
20-29 White
You can see my finished Year One Quilt here.
4 comments:
Honoring elders is in words only. The "Silver Seats" on trains, intended for the elderly and handicapped are filled with the youngest and fastest, their faces glued to their devices so they can't even see the elderly standing in front of them. Driving tests for elderly have been made hard to take with two trips to far from town center and a lot of standing in long lines for demining tests. With the passing of my dog, I learn I am "too old" to own another. Forget about the advantages to health and longevity a pet provides. Even the government has forgotten the hard work after the war to build back, was done by those very people who are now a burden on society.
Respect for the Aged day. In Japan,I feel that it is different from the purpose when it was set.
「The day to give something/The day to receive something」
Where did the feelings of Respect and gratitude go?
The temperature quilt. I'm glad that yellow has increased. I miss the green.
I agree with Julie, the respect is mainly shown to the elderly by their own families.
Respect seems to mean care, the care the younger generation think the older ones want - there is no respecting the will of the elderly.
I think the OAPs have very little to say in Japan, I am afraid.
Looks like it is finally cooling down a little!
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