A Soul Remembers Hiroshima by Cannon Dolores

Author:Cannon, Dolores [Cannon, Dolores]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ozark Mountain Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2014-04-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

War Comes to the Peaceful Man

DURING THE LAST SESSION, Nogorigatu seemed to be aware that something different was happening in the country, but had been untouched by it. If Katie's conscious mind had been influencing this account, she would not have been so vague. She knew, as I did, some of the history of those war years. I may have known more since I grew up during that time, but it was obvious she was not tapping my subconscious either.

I suspected it was only a matter of time before Nogorigatu would have to stop being a passive isolationist, so I moved him later into 1943 where I found him digging behind his house.

K: We are protecting our things. Many strangers and soldiers come through and they take what they want. So we are hiding things.

D: Your valuables?

K: Yes, some of the jewelry, some of my pots and food.

D: Why do they do this?

K: Because they are in power and they are soldiers. When they come through they take all of the supplies that they think that they need and they do not leave us with very much.

D: How do you feel about this?

K: Very angry. They took our oxen and our goats and destroyed the fields. It was a shortcut. They marched right through them, and then they laughed.

D: Wasn't there anything you could do about it?

K: What could I do? I am an old man and they are many.

D: Are your sons still there?

K: (Sadly) No. They have gone ... been taken away.

D: Tell me what you mean.

K: They've been made soldiers . . . for the glorious reign of Japan. (He almost spit out the last word.)

D: When did this happen?

K: A couple of months ago. They came and they stopped the trucks, and said that they had been ... drafted. (He was obviously very upset.) And ... they take them in the armies. And said that they were going to fight for the cause of our country. Some such nonsense. Who knows where they go. Somewhere out in the Pacific?

D: How did your sons feel about this?

K: They did not want to leave their homes and their families, but they were given no choice.

D: Have you heard from them?

K: No. They are not allowed to write home or do any visiting like this.

D: When I talked to you before, you said your oldest son wanted to live in Hiroshima and work in the factory. Did he ever do that?

K: For a while, but he learned that everything is not as easy as what they say it will be. He wanted to come back.

D: Then you were right when you didn't want him to go.

K: Yes . . . but it doesn't matter now. He came back to the farm for a while, and then he was taken away.

D: Why are the soldiers there? What is going on in the country?

K: They are keeping the so-called "dissidents" from revolting against what is going on. They want to show everyone that we have great strength.

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