03 October 2024, The Tablet

‘Small happiness is everywhere’

by Naoke Abe

Pathways to peace

‘Small happiness is everywhere’

Drawings by Tomei Ozaki in Nagasaki depicting the effects of the atomic bomb

 

The sacrifice of Maximilian Kolbe in Auschwitz taught a young Japanese survivor of the nuclear bomb detonated over Nagasaki that the courage to fight against evil can surface even in the most horrific circumstances.

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