On the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we must listen to the few who can still speak to the horror nuclear weapons can inflict.
It means, “listen up, this is your last chance to hear their words, from their mouths.” People have been documenting their thoughts for a long time, but their time is coming to an end.
Yep, John Hersey’s “Hiroshima” scarred me for life (as well it should have) when I read it in 5th grade, especially as a Japanese American whose grandfathers fought on each side of the war.
That sounds a bit sadistic. Who came up with that rule? “Let’s wait until there’s only one of them left, then we’ll listen!”
It means, “listen up, this is your last chance to hear their words, from their mouths.” People have been documenting their thoughts for a long time, but their time is coming to an end.
Yep, John Hersey’s “Hiroshima” scarred me for life (as well it should have) when I read it in 5th grade, especially as a Japanese American whose grandfathers fought on each side of the war.