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To say that one has hara also implies a sense of courage, the ability to face adversity with poise and dignity. In this regard, Von Durckheim related the following account of an event that took place during World War II:
When the leader of the Japanese Women's Associations, on her return from a visit to Germany, spoke in a lecture of the impressive air-raid precautions she'd seen there, she added "we have nothing of all that but we have something else, we have Hara". The interpreter was greatly embarrassed. How should he translate that? What could he do but simply say "belly"? Silence, laughter. Only a few Westerners understood what was meant, but the Japanese knew that the lecturer had quite simply meant that power which, even if it gave no protection against annihilation by bombs, yet made possible an inner calm from which springs the greatest possible capacity for endurance.2
Hara also conveys a sense of generosity. While in English we would say that someone has a big heart, in Japan they would say that he has a big hara. Hara also implies strength. To do something with hara means to do something with all your might, to give it your best. The person with hara is seen as being physically stronger and stronger of character.