monkey see, monkey do serves as a personal blog and creative outlet for
david evans.
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the moth is a live story telling project. and they podcast the recordings. i love hearing people’s stories; wish i was better at recording and telling my own narratives.
recently on their podcast, comedian mike destefano tells a story from his life, including his experiences of loss, death, suicide, and a brush with Buddhism and tonglen. recommended…
war is hell.
and nothing points that out to me as poignantly as an article about japanese germ warfare research during world war II. i’m sick to my stomach reading that.
of course, actual death and violence is as awful in war. but there’s something about the wonton torture of non-combatants that takes it to the next level of awful.
what is more haunting though is the final quote, from the member of that unit who was interviewed for the story, “There’s a possibility this could happen again. Because in a war, you have to win.”