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[Column] 28th of 11th day of a month, I can’t imagine myself giving in yet
I know I sound cynical and sometimes pessimistic.
That’s because I want to keep hope.
Major sea contamination could be anticipated from the day zero. They have no clue to decrease the contaminated water. Everything is going as exactly logically predicted.
Now the only “solution” is to wait some genius to invent a miracle technology to remove the molten fuel. Until then, we can do nothing but acting as if everything was alright like a camel in a desert.
It’s easy to despair. Living everyday life with the secret despair deep in your mind feels sweet, try to think we are already in “nirvana”. Nothing is scary. We are all gona die… It sounds somewhat “wise” and it wouldn’t break your human relationship.
When everyone falls into temptation to despair, it looks foolish to stand alone.
It may look like Don Quixote, sound like the boy who cried wolf.
However, if everyone gives up, who is supposed to inform the world ?
People are strange. In Hollywood movies, the world is devastating, media tell lie, ignorant people simply die. Everyone likes to see it.
What about the reality ? No one wants to see, or even listens to the actual situation in Fukushima. They can’t even put up with imagining what is going to happen there shortly.
This is why I quit watching a movie or reading a novel this day 28 months ago.
As I thought in the morning of 3/12/2011, nothing has been settled yet. Everyone is already forgetting.
Japanese government controlled all the information to avoid panic.
To me, it looks like they postponed the public panic from 3/11/2011 to some years later. 311 or some other time. It comes anyway.
Even among readers, it’s almost like a taboo to talk about Fukushima Diary in public. It’s not only because they are thought to be “overly nervous about radiation”, but also they have a risk to be pressured by the authority.
The more the health problems appear, actual contamination situation is known, the more nervous they will be.
I know what I’m doing.
On the other hand, for example the facebook group of Fukushima Diary is still growing. Still more and more people are joining the group.
Why ? Because there are almost no other sources to know Fukushima situation. People who have their family and friends around in Fukushima, how could they know what is going on there ?
It’s all my responsibility.
This is the fight between money and spirit.
I’m a damn bad loser. My mother was always telling me that.
If they win, they get money. Even if I win, I get nothing. I just don’t want to admit the fact that we all have to be deceived without any option. I can’t accept myself giving in.
Someone said I’m idealist because I’m young. I don’t think so. I think because you gave in, you are old.
Iori Mochizuki Thank you for your support. Monthly donation is also very helpful !Source: http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/07/column-28th-of-11th-day-of-a-month-i-cant-imagine-myself-giving-in-yet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=column-28th-of-11th-day-of-a-month-i-cant-imagine-myself-giving-in-yet
