Several years ago, at a cultural event at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute in Spokane, a Japanese-American man being honored talked about the survival method he used during the war. He fought for the US in a Japanese-American unit.
He said when they faced an adversity, and imagined what adversity they faced, they said: “It can't be helped. Move on.”
This has long been a cultural way of grief and survival for the Japanese people, and it will be interesting to see how it kicks in during this latest and most horrific time.
Writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., addresses issues facing aging baby boomers and seniors as well as issues of serious illness, death and dying, grief and loss.
Ask a question: Catherine welcomes questions about aging issues and grief. Email her at endnotescolumn@gmail.com.
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