Arthur Fuller
fuller.artful at gmail.com
Sat Jan 9 10:40:55 CST 2010
Yesterday Sutomo Yamaguchi died, at age 93. He is the only known survivor of the only two nuclear bomb-blasts in history. He went to Hiroshima on a business trip in 1945, arriving the day before the first nuclear explosion. Miraculously, he survived, the upper half of his body badly burned but for some reason his lower half was protected by his pants. After a brief visit to the hospital, he took the train home. To Nagasaki. He tried to explain to his family and friends that a single bomb had completely destroyed the entire city of Hiroshima. No one believed this possible. A few days later, it happened again, this time to his native city, Nagasaki. Again, he survived. He declared to himself, "After this, everything is a Gift." He lived to be 93 years old. Yesterday, he died. Rest In Peace, Yamaguchi-san! Arthur