Sometimes events in the world that are terrible and unfortunate are wished to be forgotten and never repeated again. In the story autumn gardening a survivor of the Hiroshima bombings whose name is Mariko is asked by her best friend, Mitsuye, to relive the terrible event and share her experiences with the world. I think Mitsuye was right in asking Mariko to appear on the television program. If I were in Mariko’s place I would instantly say yes to Mitsuye’s request. I would have said yes because I know that if I agree to go on television and give my experiences then people will be more understanding of the Hiroshima bombing and. Also, I could speak for the dead and I could hope that my appearance on television and experiences will help give myself a purpose to live.
If I were asked to relive a terrible event in history that I went through I would relive it. I would agree to Mitsuye’s request of going on television and sharing my experiences of the Hiroshima bombings if I were in Mariko’s place. I would agree to go on television and share my experiences because I know that people will have a better understanding of the event. The people will have a better understanding because they can relive the event too through my storytelling and although they would never get the full experiences that I got they would be know what at least happened.
Another reason why I would agree to Mitsuye’s request is because I can share stories of other and speak for the dead people who died in the Hiroshima bombing. The dead people can never share their experiences with everyone so I can at least share mine. My experiences will tell the story of the dead because if I were Mariko I would have seen many things that were going on with all of the different families because I was a nurse at that time. Also the dead will not be able to ever influence any opinion so I can at least influence people for them.
I would not only accept the request so I can influence an opinion in people for the dead, but also my life will be meaningful again. If I were in Mariko’s place I would be devastated seeing all of the upset families’ faces while being a nurse at Hiroshima. I would also feel guilty about being alive. Since I would be very guilty and upset about seeing many people dead the fact that I can help the people to better understand would truly give me hope. Being on television and sharing my experiences will help give purpose to my life. I would also feel less guilty about not dying when the bombing occurred in Hiroshima.
Being hope for a brighter future would make me want to share experiences that I would normally not want to ever relive again. Mariko was faced with the decision to go on television and give her experience on the Hiroshima bombing and I think that Mitsuye was right to ask Mariko to go on television. If I were in Mariko’s place I would agree to go on television because if I share my experiences, people may become more understanding. Also, I can speak for the dead and sharing my experiences will give purpose to my life again.
