*SADAKO
and the Thousand Cranes
*
Is the title
of a beautiful 48-page picture-book
about
Sadako Sasaki
*
She was 12 years old
ten years after
the atom bombing of Hiroshima
in WorldWar II
*
Unfortunately she had to be hospitalized
when she developed leukimia
from the effects of radiation
*
She remembered the Japanese Legend
that anyone folding a thousand paper cranes
is granted A WISH
*
She set about this task with great hope for recovery
but her health held out only long enough
to complete
644
*
We can do all kinds of things
folding paper cranes
strike a little light
or pray
*
I've heard that somewhere before, about the 1000 paper cranes. An art project in New York I think. Probably this story was the inspration. I think your matches were the perfect thing to go along with this post. Lots of little prayers are needed these days.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenSuch a lovely post my sweet friend....I so agree with you. xoxoxo
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