Two weeks have passed since the earthquake and tsunami hit Tohoku area
and lots have happened since then.
Many of us are still feeling anxious about it I'm sure -
the emotional effects of the incident have been major.
I know some of us couldn't bring ourselves to do the usual after a while too ..
As much as this is not easy to get over with,
it's important that we all try to move forward with this
without being too held back by the sadness that came initially,
and go on with our lives as positively as we can.
I feel that we need to make a conscious decision to let go of the negative thoughts
and become a little - just a tad - more positive ourselves.
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in spite of - : ーにもかかわらず
ongoing:今なお続いている
anxious:不安な
incident:出来事
major:大きい
bring 人 to do:人にdoする気にさせる
as much as SV:SはVだけれども
get over with:乗り越える
without -ing :~しないで
be held back by -:ーによって引かれる
go on with --:続ける
conscious:意識的な
let go of :放つ