| Show 11 jill through JEAN NEWTON NEWTON by A WOMANS E ta FI F EYES I r ae S MORE EMPHASIS ON FACE B he shared responsibility aj for the emperors party taking a wrong turn in their trip through a city which received a royal visit a police inspector in japan attempted to commit sul suicide elde death was preferable to the disgrace that would descend upon the unfortunate blunderer and his family and all his relatives for by his mistake this man had lost face and in japan to lose face Is a far worse thing than to lose material possessions in china too it Is a not uncommon occurrence for people to take their own lives for reasons of far less importance than causing the car of the emperor to take a wrong turn however they are mistakes which cause tile the person to lose face that Is the important thing to lose face Is to lose dignity 0 and the respect of others other s and what then say these sons of an ancient culture Is there left A good bank account would be the rejoinder of some american politicians and everything that will buy which includes about all one wants it seems to me that the onus there Is not alone on the man or woman who exemplifies that philosophy as for instance a well known new york |
