<story><title>From Burma to Nagasaki: the man who walked through hell</title><url>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/26/nagasaki-man-who-walked-through-hell-jan-bras</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>nicholas73</author><text>&amp;gt;“Well, chance is a funny thing,” he says. “Why should I be angry about the bad things that occur and still accept the good things? I really do not understand life. I do not know what it’s all about.”&lt;p&gt;Remarkable wisdom in this quote.</text></comment>
<story><title>From Burma to Nagasaki: the man who walked through hell</title><url>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/26/nagasaki-man-who-walked-through-hell-jan-bras</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>rdl</author><text>What struck me is how much better the world is today; aside from the risk of global thermonuclear war, a WW2-scale war is essentially impossible, and even smaller conflicts are becoming less frequent and shorter duration.&lt;p&gt;And how he responded to all of this -- became a doctor, spent the rest of his life trying to minimize suffering in the world.  And still believes dropping the bomb was right.</text></comment>