August 6th, my daughter, Qistina was born when I was hundreds of miles away coincide with the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, not only the date but also the time 8.15am, the exact moment in 1945 (7.15am in Malaysia) when a single bomb instantly killed more than 140,000 people and fatally injured ten of thousands of others with radiation or burn and on Nagasaki which killed another 70,000 people in the final days of World War II.:o
I still wonder why it was necessary to proceed with the bombings when the Allied code breakers have successfully deciphered messages of the intention of the Imperial Japanese Army to surrender which were sent to Berlin, Germany weeks before.:o
Looking back at one of the worst man made tragedy in history and the birth of my daughter on that particular time and date is like looking at a tiny flower that blooms alone on the entire Sahara…Happy Birthday, Qistina…may you one day carry the Peace messages across the world.
“Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they take that the sword shall perish with the sword” - The Holy Bible
Thanks, Gone! I was all the time away from her & her elder sister, never had the opportunity to see them grow, be with them or even celebrate their birthdays.:o When I sometimes meet them once in a blue moon, I couldn’t recognize them!:o Only then I realize how fast they grow and how rapidly time “leaves” me behind…
“Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back” - John Ruskin
It was never necessary for the US to drop atomic bombs on Japan. Japan had suffered massive losses and had been ready for a peaceful surrender months before the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The unconditional terms of surrender demanded by the US were, however, unacceptable to the Japanese. The unconditional terms of surrender demanded by the US included the unconditional surrender of the Japanese Emperor, who is believed by Japanese tradition to be a descendant of the Japanese sun goddess, and regarded by the Japanese people as a living god.
Some argue that the United States kept such a firm stance on the unconditional terms of surrender in order to perpetuate the war with Japan, thus positioning themselves to justify the dropping of the bomb. Why? The world leaders at the time were well aware that at the end of World War II, two countries would emerge as major world powers: The United States and Russia. The cold war had taken root before World War II ever ended. The dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan was a display of the might of the American military and technology, positioning the US as the dominant world power at the conclusion of World War II. He who controlled ‘the bomb’ had the power, and its no coincidence that even today, countries that are equipped with nuclear weapons have greater political influence and control.
