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Japan's Tsunami Survivors call lost lives on the phone of the wind (www.reuters.com)

 

Photo Description and credit: Otsuchi Town, Japan

In a garden on a hill, under the wide boughs of a cherry tree, a white phone booth glistens in the early spring light.

Inside, Kazuyoshi Sasaki carefully dials his late wife Miwako's cellphone number, bending his large frame and cradling the handset.

He explains how he searched for her for days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami a decade ago, visiting evacuation centres and makeshift morgues, returning at night to the rubble of their home.

"It all happened in an instant, I can't forget it even now," he says, weeping. "I sent you a message telling you where I was, but you didn't check it."

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@Carey Sipp:
I agree - we need more grief rituals. I think one of the most healing things I've experienced is writing circles because ALL grief and sorrow are welcome as are joy and celebrations. The only rule is truth telling. Even sharing is optional but truth telling is not. Being able to write letters to loved ones or lost parts of the self, to show up real and honest on the page, to have the option to share, with others only listening and not commenting and knowing all in the circle are held by the space and structure but that a paid leader or therapist isn't required (though those groups are great as well for people that want that support). For me, the peer support through creativity has been the most healing community healing. It normalizes ALL experiences and emotions. And for those who want to speak and reach out to others, to ritualize grief and honor connections after loss, this is beautiful. Cis

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