Not sure if already mentioned but here it is:
by Ray Matsumiya
"On Aug. 6, 1945, my grandfather rushed into Hiroshima City shortly after the first atomic bombing in history.
As a first responder, he intimately witnessed the horrors of nuclear war that forever changed his perception of the world and his role in it.
Surprisingly, instead of being consumed by anger or sorrow, he devoted his life toward promoting peace.
As Hiroshima rebuilt after the bombing, survivors like my grandfather helped shape an extraordinary culture of peace that permeates every facet of life in the city.
The lesson of Hiroshima for my grandfather was to never forget what happened but to also refuse to become trapped in his feelings of loss, grief, and anger.
Instead, he looked toward the future and joined the “greatest generation” of Japanese who emerged from the ashes of World War II to rebuild Japan.
For the remainder of his life, this lesson of Hiroshima provided him with the resiliency to work toward making his vision of a thriving, modern Japan a reality..."