A fool saved your life 60 years ago. It’s easy to believe the worst about your enemies. After all, they are your enemy for a reason, aren’t they? Your enemy always tries to hurt you. They always mean you harm. Always. The world scoffs at the man who ever thinks the best of his enemy. It is a fool who views the ostensibly hostile acts of their enemy and responds, against all worldly wisdom, “But perhaps…”
FYI - the blast yield of Little Boy was 15 kilotons, not 15,000 kilotons (15 megatons). The blast yield of Fat Man, the other atomic bomb dropped on Japan, was 21 kilotons. While this does not change the message of the story, I mention it to perhaps save some head scratching...
Dear Sir, what a wonderful story. My publication would like to reprint it, with your byline. Please email me (email address is now on your subscriber list, with the ending ".....weekly.com." Thank you so much.
The fools who save the world
FYI - the blast yield of Little Boy was 15 kilotons, not 15,000 kilotons (15 megatons). The blast yield of Fat Man, the other atomic bomb dropped on Japan, was 21 kilotons. While this does not change the message of the story, I mention it to perhaps save some head scratching...
Dear Sir, what a wonderful story. My publication would like to reprint it, with your byline. Please email me (email address is now on your subscriber list, with the ending ".....weekly.com." Thank you so much.
Great story, so true the message.