Today's Picture: 058

[akujunkan]

Is of:


my new library card. Yup, I finally broke the seal...although in my defense I held out for half a year. Half a year, people. In fact, I didn't even sign out my quota of books. And most of what I did sign out is for research and not pleasure reading.

Although when one considers the fact that I live a five minute walk from the central branch...well, we just won't think about that, will we?


That will be all.

Comments

Re: Good girl!

[bran420-7.livejournal.com]

Any good mountains? Near any good temples?


That's really spooky though...I never thought I'd be relieved to be in this medical community.

Re: Good girl!

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I couldn't believe it when I read about it...in the English language edition of the Yomiuri newspaper of all things. (They're a center-right paper, to give you an idea.)

The gist was that mental illness was still seen as a personal failing that reflects poorly on your family. So, if someone's depressed (and god knows Japanese society gives you no shortage of reasons to be), hide them far away from other people.

Re: Good girl!

[bran420-7.livejournal.com]

Wow. No wonder they have so many honor suicides. Of course, they still do label it illness here, too. Even medical advancement doesn't remove stereotyping.

Re: Good girl!

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

Yup, unlike in the West, committing suicide is seen as the honorable and upright thing to do in some instances, not as a sign of cowardice or refusing to face the situation.

Re: Good girl!

[bran420-7.livejournal.com]

Man, countries can be WEIRD. I wonder what other countries encourage honorable suicides?