可敬的“责任”，让我们向责任敬礼
<p>你可能读了满满一书架关于日本的书，但依然没有找到一个清透地反映该国灵魂的“窗口”。而在某天大雨倾盆的东京成田机场，就在飞机起飞前，透过那些地勤人员仪式化的动作，我找到了。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tedious">tedious</span> <span word="trudging">trudging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>: <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> 40<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gusty">gusty</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="penetrated">penetrated</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wore">wore</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="descended">descended</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="Narita">Narita</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> (<span word="long">long</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>). <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remainder">remainder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unoccupied">unoccupied</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabin">cabin</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="slid">slid</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="porthole">porthole</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>.</p><p><span word="Scurrying">Scurrying</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="apron">apron</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="crew">crew</span>—<span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manual">manual</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>. (<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="cooks">cooks</span>.)</p><p><span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="moments">moments</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fuselage">fuselage</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beeline">beeline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="posture">posture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> “<span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>”—<span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>, <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>-<span word="width">width</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>, <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p>
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