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Elections
Every term congressmen donate their gold to treasury. This time around, I ask you to consider where you want to donate it too, you have 3 good choices.

Japanese citizens it is tradition, donating your 5G to treasury is a great option. It will be used to fund Japan over-all. :3

Japanese citizens looking to specifically improve the military, try donating your gold to the Japanese Imperial Army org. [url] http://www.erepublik.com/en/organization/1250277 [/url]

Korean citizens that are living under Japan, consider donating your 5G to this organization that is saving up for your independence. It is run by the loyal Smily132 and he has assured me that it will be used to gain the regions back once everything is declared. This will help the cause, even if slightly. [url] http://www.erepublik.com/en/organization/1231541 [/url]

I hope this helps you decide where to donate!



The Roots of Anger
Anger is rooted in our lack of understanding of ourselves and of the causes, deep-seated as well as immediate, that brought about this unpleasant state of affairs. Anger is also rooted in desire, pride, agitation, suspicion. The primary root of our anger are in ourselves. Our environment and other people are only secondary. It is not difficult for us to accept the enormous damage brought about by a natural disaster, such as an earthquake or a flood. But when damage is caused by another person, we don't have much patience. We know that earthquakes and floods have causes, and we should see that the person who has precipitated our anger also has reasons, deep-seated and immediate, for what he has done.

For instance, someone who speaks badly to us may have been spoken to in exactly the same way just the day before, or by his alcoholic father when he was a child. When we see and understand these kind of causes, we can begin to free from our anger. I am not saying that someone who viciously attacks us should not be disciplined. But what is most important is that we first take care of the seeds of negativity in ourselves. Then if someone needs to be helped or disciplined, we will do so out of compassion, not anger and retribution. If we genuinely try to understand the suffering of another person, we are more likely to act in a way that will help him overcome his suffering and confusion, and that will help all of us.

Lately I have been very 'mellow'. I don't really understand why, maybe all the meditation is working or my illness is going away, maybe I have grown, who knows? I am normally a very emotional person, it pretty much comes along with my health issues. Maybe I am lucky and that with whatever has changed I am able to take problems with little stress, but I still feel. Japan needs to come back in unity and set aside all the hurt and anger that is being thrown around. As Akki has said in his articles and in comments, we are not helping Japan.

I hope that something of what I said you will find inspiring. Lets go 'Forward, Together!' Japan, and never forget what we are, no matter what happens, we are Japan. Japan, the country we all love, that I love, will never fall apart.



Sending everybody my best for the elections,
Oraizan~