True motivational story: The Standing Boy of Nagasaki
The story is related to a picture Story of Strength from Japan. All across the world, several humanitarian has narrated this True motivational story. And each time the narration brings something new to this symbolic incident.
This is the version I like best.
The picture which we are talking about was taken in the year 1945. At Nagasaki at the time of World War II. The moment just after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. By America on 9th August. The picture depicts a Japanese boy of about 10 years waiting patiently for his turn. In front of a funeral pyre with his dead baby brother strapped on his back. In the story, the boy is filled with grief and sorrow. This is when he has been biting his lips very hard. So hard just to keep from crying and in this process, blood oozes out from the corner of his lips. The crematorium guard said to the boy, “Give me the load on your back.” And the boy replied, “He is my brother and he is not that heavy!”
This boy stood there silently watching the funeral pyre. This is burning slowly in front of his eyes, then turned walked away in silence. In Japan, even today, this image has universal acceptance as the symbol of Strength.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. He is someone who has interviewed almost every role model in this country. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist. With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliantly pen-down interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person in Bollywood has been interviewed by him. In the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat. Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. In a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work, Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward.
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