Safe Harbour On Both Sides

However, the Japanese regard it as their sacred duty to support their national press. Shortly afterward, a bank provided the newspaper with a substantial loan on favorable terms. Government and semi-government institutions began to give it large advertisements. The newspaper’s employees even voluntarily paused their salary raises until the situation improved. As a result, the paper recovered and began publishing strongly again. There’s a saying: “Sometimes, helping others is actually helping yourself.” That’s exactly what happened here. By supporting the newspaper, the people protected both the press and their own values. This is another powerful truth: “If you are less than others, don’t fight it. Even weakness offers something—and that is the motivation to overcome it.” If you take this approach, your weakness itself becomes a ladder that lifts you higher. Take the story of Muhammad Ali Clay. As a twelve-year-old Black boy in America, he once asked his father, “Dad, why don’t we have shiny cars like others?” His father replied sadly, “Son, we’re Black. Only white people can afford cars like that.”