You can read about it. You can watch films and TV documentaries about it. You can learn about it and try to understand it. You can even teach it. But when you are in the midst of a new city, face to face with a building that just about survived a real atomic attack, there is a new connection with the past and the face of humanity.
To reflect on the fact that it is this very spot that displays Man`s extreme aggression, coupled with being witness to the many symbolic acts of remembrance and peace in the surrounding park, is an almost overwhelming experience. It was one very good reason (if Phileas needed another) to be on this trip.
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