Two days ago January 27 marked 60 years since the first atomic bomb test in Nevada. The real tragedy came the following August when the first atomic bombs were used to destroy thousands of human beings. I remember a friend saying that the use of the atomic bomb on Japan was the end of the ‘just war’ rationalization of war.

Tomorrow, January 30th marks the anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in India. Actually tomorrow in India was today and friend doing the Pilgrimage of Peace was present at this national holiday in India. The death of Gandhi is celebrated as the beginning of new life.

A friend from Alabama send me a copy of a letter she wrote about the experience of watching someone she got to know on death row being killed by state on January 13th, my birthday.

In today’s newspaper there was another name of an American soldier killed in Afghanistan and in the TV news a story about a soldier killed in a training accident.

If I seem to be obsessed with death, it is someone true. Death is always all around us. I just seem to be more aware of it. Living with death has it up side. Living life becomes more important and appreciated. Perhaps the Indian have it right. Dying is necessary to live.

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