| Anyone who studies Hiroshima and the atomic bombing is likely to encounter the story of a girl named Sadako. Sadako Sasaki experienced the atomic bombing at the age of two. Struck by leukemia ten years later,her short life ended. Through Sadako Sasaki, people around the world have come to understand how war makes children suffer-in particular, the unhappiness inflicted on them by the atomic bombing. And they take courage from the image of Sadako battling leukemia and clinging to her hope for life till the end. --------------------------------------- Eric Martin / INORI www.youtube.com |