Looking Inward instead of Outward and Walking the Talk… (my post japan trip report) 40 fantastic participants from 14 countries, 14 fabulous days with 3 well fed meals a day, 3 motherly guides, government officials, university professors, at least a dozen hardworking staff from the Japan Foundation and countless behind the scene people who cleaned our bathrooms, made our beds, serve us breakfast and coffee, drove us to our destinations and made our stay in Japan memorable; many thoughts were churned out during this period. I decided on this title as many of us during this trip saw, learnt, observed and tried to be more mindful of our actions; from refusing plastic bags given out at the am/pm 24-7 convenience shops to putting the “Do not disturb” tab on our doors the next morning NOT because we are anti-social but because we dun want the chambermaids to change our towels and bedsheets daily. There were occasions when I was at the Shinonome Elementary School and Chubo Landfill Site in To
Compassion and Wisdom can go hand in hand