The damage of typhoon No.30 of Philippines just covers up my eyes and I cannot forbid the sympathy to the victims. I was surprised at the news that people plunder and want support supplies afterwards, aside from the damage of the typhoon.
　You cannot simply compare it with East Japan great earthquake disaster and Great Hanshin Earthquake, but in Japan the victim helped each other, made the line for support supplies orderly, and considered for the person called the weak (old man, woman, child). That impressed world people. We can have confidence in the richness of the Japanese heart. We thought these actions were natural as a human being, but we knew they were specific things globally.
　What is the origin of this Japanese consideration? I think it is the heart called "Altruistic practices" cultivated in a Japanese heart through the long history of Japan.
　Dogen says in "SHUSHOGI" that "The foolish believe that their own interests will suffer if they put the benefit of others first. They are wrong, however. Benevolence is all-encompassing, equally benefiting oneself and others."(Daily power, Kyoiku-shincho-sha)
　When I visited the Shinnyodo temple of the Tendai school of Kyoto, I saw a writing of "Ji-bo-ri-ta-gyo" by the head priest of the Tendai school in the hanging scroll of a certain room the other day. I could understand "Aaltruism practices" was one of the basic teaching of the Buddhism, regardless of a denomination.
　Shima who was the captain of players of Rakuten Eagles spoke in Sendai Stadium on April 29, "I have understood it in these one and a half months that a person fighting for somebody was strong." The words impressed many people. I think that "for somebody" is "Aaltruism practices" definitely.
　That reminds me that the medley race members of the swimming race said in the London Olympics the last year, "We cannot let Kosuke Kitajima leave empty-handed" and they had medals in their hands.