75 Years Ago, On August 6th, 1945, The USAAF Dropped The First Nuclear Bomb Ever On The City Of Hiroshima.

75 years ago, on August 6th, 1945, the USAAF dropped the first nuclear bomb ever on the city of Hiroshima.

The level of destruction was incomparable: black rain fell from the sky, some drank it, throats dry because of the smoke and the boiling heat in the air- they died soon. Little kids ran down the streets screaming and looking for their homes, many of which weren't even there anymore. People died on the sidewalks, on the river banks, crying, coughing up blood- they died alone. Survivors and their families are still paying the price of the abhorrent crime against humanity that President Truman committed.

I've had the honor of visiting Hiroshima almost two years ago, and I remember I was overjoyed to witness that it's one of the liveliest cities ever, where the people are kind and happy; they decided not to forget, but to move on nonetheless. The buildings that survived the explosion, like the famous 原爆ドーム (Genbaku Dome, the A-bomb Dome.) are kept as a reminder of the cruelties that men can do, but also of where Hiroshima started again. I've talked to some citizens, and even if they were all in their 30s (so, young.) I was told the same thing: to never forget, but to never dwell in the past either, or you won't move onwards and will only do more harm.

I can't wait to go there again with the Erasmus Programme; among all the places I've visited, Hiroshima is certainly one my first three favourites.

May humanity never forget and learn from the past, to have a better future.

(i do not own these pictures)

You are now 18, standing on the precipice, trembling before your own greatness. who say you are too young and delicate  to make anything happen for yourself.  They don’t see the part of you that smolders. Don’t let their doubting drown out the sound  of your own heartbeat. Your bravery builds beyond you. You are needed by all the little girls still living in secret,  writing oceans made of monsters and throwing like lightening. You are stronger than the world has ever believed you to be. The world laid out before you to set on fire. All you have to do is burn. This is your call to leap. There will always being those  You are the first drop of a hurricane. You don’t need to grow up to find greatness. ―  Clementine Von Radics

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