Class #4 About Greeting

I think that there are many ways of greeting in my life. When I greet people, I usually say "Ohayou" and smile, or just say "Ohayou", bow, wave my hands and so on. And I consider that how to greet is depend on my relationship, situation. I greet more political when I greet senior people, member of part-time job and people who I do not know. The other hands, I greet more familiar when I meet friends. Also, I do not touch people when I talk to them. But I do not know why I do so. I think it is the national character of Japanese.

Class #3 My Buddhism

I thougth about Buddhism of my daily life. I wrote 5 examples and explained why I think so.

1. Before I eat something, I say "Itadakimasu". It is for giving thanks to food, nature, our parents and people who made it.
2. I visit a grave about 5 times a year for accounting of my daily life.
3. When someone die, we perform the last offices. It is for hoping someones soul rest in Heaven.
4. I have the Bon Festival. When this term, I make an offering to Buddhist memorial tablet for greeting our ancestry soul.
5. I have a Syobu bath every 5th may. The stem and leaf of iris is put in the bath, and wish our health.

Class #2 Cross Culture Article

In Australia, the man faces up to life imprisonment on trial March 18. His Charges is what he imprisoned his daughter for 24years and negligent homicide. It was counted for his daughter’s heart-wrenching testimony.
I think that this case is so serious and he caused his daughter extensive damege on her mind. So I consider the man like this is liable to deathe penalty, but it is impossible in Australia. Because there is no death penalty. It was abbolished for all 1985. Japanese thinking is defferent from Austrarian. It is cross culture between Japanese and Austraian people.

Shukan ST: MARCH 27, 2009
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/shukan-st/