Japanese tradition said, if one folds 1000 origami cranes one’s wish for health will be granted.
This is a true story that have made me blue all of the sudden…
Sadako Sasaki lived one mile from ground zero when the American military dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. She was two years old.
In late 1954 she developed health problems because radiation exposure. In the first part of 1955 she was diagnosed with leukemia and given one year to live.
While in the hospital, Sadako decided to fold the cranes and ask for her health to be restored. Using whatever paper she could find, she folded over one thousand cranes before she died in October.
After her death, the cranes apply to a wish for peace as well. Friends and Sasaki’ classmates dreamed of building a monument in honor of all the children who died because of the Hiroshima bombing. In 1958, that dream became a reality when a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane was unveiled in Hiroshima Peace Park. The plaque at the bottom of the monument reads:
This is our cry, This is our prayer, Peace in the world.
Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955).
what a touching story, alexa.
Oh I love the story! Though physically she is dead, but her life story lives on..
Oh, so this is where the story originated. Great story Alexa
Thanks for sharing!
yeah, touching story, I don’t think I have enough patient to fold a thousand of the bird
Great story.. Thanks for sharing. But seriously, the name Sadako brings shiver down my spine already.. Must be because of the horror show. lol! Used to make paper cranes back then..
a wonderful touching story, thanks for sharing. love the picture of the paper crane too.
That is such a beautiful story and such an important wish/plea/prayer for our earth even as the papers are carefully folded. And in real life, cranes are such beautiful creatures, too.
I have to agree with everyone else. This is a such a beautiful story. It gave me chill bumps. How very sad for so many yet there is hope in her story and what a wonderful prayer.
If only it could be so all over the world. Peace for all everywhere. It’s also a great shot.
Fantastic an very moving post Alexa!
Jackie:-)
May there be peace one day….!