ภาพการเปลี่ยนแปลงหลังจากเกิดเหตุการณ์สึนามิในประเทศญี่ปุ่นเมื่อ 6 เดือนที่แล้วเหล่านี่ น่าจะพอได้เตือนสติ เตือนใจผู้คนในสังคมไทยที่กำลังเผชิญกับวิกฤตน้ำท่วมครั้งใหญ่ในรอบ 50 ปีของประเทศ...น่าสนใจไหมครับ ทำไมประเทศญี่ปุ่นถึงฟื้นฟูได้รวดเร็วจนเข้าขั้น "เวอร์แบบเหลือเชื่อ" ขนาดนี้

ภาพเหล่านี้นอกจากจะเป็นการให้กำลังใจพวกเราเหล่าคนไทยด้วยกัน และสร้างความหวังหลังจากเหตุการณ์น้ำท่วมผ่านพ้นไปแล้ว ผมยังหวังว่ามันน่าจะเป็นการเตือนสติฝ่ายต่างๆ ว่าในยามที่ประเทศชาติเข้าสู่ช่วงเวลาแห่งความยากลำบาก  พวกเราคนไทยควร-ไม่ควรทำตัวอย่างไรในสถานการณ์เช่นนี้

หากเรามีความหวังร่วมกันว่า...ประเทศไทยจะผ่านพ้นวิกฤตนี้ไปให้ได้ด้วยกัน

OKYO (AP) -- Last Sunday was the six-month anniversary of the day the massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan's northeast coast.Some 20,000 people are dead or missing. More than 800,000 homes were completely or partially destroyed. The disaster crippled businesses, roads and infrastructure. The Japanese Red Cross Society estimates that 400,000 people were displaced.Half a year later, there are physical signs of progress.Much of the debris has been cleared away or at least organized into big piles. In the port city of Kesennuma, many of the boats carried inland by the tsunami have been removed. Most evacuees have moved out of high school gyms and into temporary shelters or apartments.Last week the Kyodo News agency distributed an amazing group of combination photographs showing three scenes. The first scene is right after the earthquake and tsunami hit, then three months later and finally, how the scene looks now.

This combination of three photos taken over a six-month period shows aftermath of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and its cleanup progress in Wakabayashi-ward in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. The left photo, taken March 16, 2011, shows debris of houses and vehicles cover the area after the tsunami. The middle photo, taken June 2, 2011, shows some debris and cars were removed, while the right photo taken Sept. 3, 2011 shows student volunteers getting rid of smaller rubble in a cleared field

This combination of three photos taken over a six-month period shows aftermath of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and its cleanup progress in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. The left photo, taken March 12, 2011, shows The No. 18 Kyotokumaru fishing vessel sitting amid still smoldering debris after being swept away from a port by the tsunami. The middle photo, taken June 3, 2011, the ship staying along with collected damaged vehicles. The last photo taken Sept. 5, 2011, shows the ship sitting in the same position amid almost cleared land. Kyodo News reported that there is a movement among citizens to keep the ship as it is as a monument of the disaster.

This combo image, the initial destruction and progress of cleanup after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami is seen in Kesennuma, northern Japan. The left photo, taken March 24, 2011 shows the fishing boats swept away by tsunami and left on land. The middle photo, taken June 3, 2011 shows the boats stay in the same position in the area almost unchanged and the right photo taken Sept. 5, 2011 shows the area after the boats were removed.

This combination of three photos taken over a six-month period shows aftermath of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and its cleanup progress in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. The top photo, taken March 12, 2011, shows debris of houses, ships and others being washed in to the port and against the breakwater by the tsunami. The middle photo, taken June 3, 2011, shows the floating debris was almost taken away from the water. The last photo, taken Sept. 6, 2011, shows sunken ships were removed and damaged houses were almost cleared.

This combination of three photos taken over a six-month period shows aftermath of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and its cleanup progress in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. The top photo, taken March 12, 2011, shows debris of houses, ships and others being washed in to the port and against the breakwater by the tsunami. The middle photo, taken June 3, 2011, shows the floating debris was almost taken away from the water. The last photo, taken Sept. 6, 2011, shows sunken ships were removed and damaged houses were almost cleared.

This combination of three photos taken over a six month period shows the March 11, 2011 tsunami and its aftermath in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeast Japan. The top photo, taken March 11, 2011, shows tsunami surging across the coastal area. The middle photo, taken June 3, 2011 shows the same area still partially flooded, while the bottom photo taken Sept. 6, 2011 shows grass growing in once flooded area.

This combo image, the initial destruction and progress of cleanup after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami is seen in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan. The top photo, taken March 13, shows a street covered by debris burnt by a fire. The middle photo, taken June 3, 2011 shows a partial clean-up of the same street, while the bottom photo taken Sept. 1, 2011 shows the area after the debris was removed.

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แต่การฟื้นฟูวิกฤตที่ทำให้ประเทศญี่ปุ่นแทบพังพินาทล้มละลายเกิดขึ้นอย่างรวด เร็ว...แต่นั่นไม่ใช่เพราะโชคช่วย ไม่ใช่เพราะมีรัฐมนตรีเก่งคนเดียว หรือมีกองทัพที่แข็งเกร็ง....หากแต่เป็นเพราะคุณภาพของคนญี่ปุ่นทุกคนต่างหาก ที่ทำให้ประเทศผ่านพ้นวิกฤตเลวร้ายครั้งนั้นไปได้ เรื่องราวเหล่านี้คือตัวอย่าง..

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