Long before we had a kid of our own, my wife and I visited the war museum in Nagasaki. A vivid memory of that visit was hearing a little boy turn to his dad and ask “dad, what happened to their eyeballs?” (Vaporized by the heat of the explosion) As a parent now, I’m not sure the right age for that
The Japan Times@japantimes.co.jp · 2d agoThe Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima plans to create a new exhibit area for children in fiscal 2028, including a "selective viewing" area where they can choose not to view images deemed to be too distressing. 👉 ebx.sh/CS42Gi
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The world wants me to die. My incurable disease diagnosis became global news. It was omnipresent on social media and 1,900 articles were written in a matter of days. Many were saddened. However, joy dominated the commentary.
[so many words later...]
I deserved it because I challenged death. The crowd was running a deeply rooted psychological script that represents the oldest, most deeply embedded stories of human culture. This was the first story ever written down, 4,000 years ago. Gilgamesh sought eternal life after losing someone he loved, only to have the plant of youth stolen by a serpent as he bathed. Leaving him to accept his mortality.
[even more words later.]
For if death is inevitable, their existence and that of their loved ones is justified and unavoidable. If death is not inevitable, nothing about their reality is safe. I occupy the same philosophical and archetypal position as Gilgamesh, Asclepius and Jesus.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hlx6oefypliizxxuqf435awt/bafkreih5uvs6dnypeyx2llvituszk3by2ck445piif3icndk6fbfgytama)
