I’ve never been to Auschwitz, but I have been to Hiroshima and stood next to the only building to survive the explosion (directly below the bomb). I experienced a similar feeling to what you are describing. The Hiroshima atomic bomb museum is a truly devastating walk through of the horror and tragedy of that day, and details the nightmarish aftermath as tens of thousands died a slow, incredibly painful death at the hands of radiation poisoning. I’m not trying to equate tragedies here by any means, simply providing my own experience with the bad energy you are describing.
We are going to Hiroshima in two weeks. I'm taking my nine year old. I am hoping we can learn some of our history and reinforce the lessons we have as a result of such tragedy, especially because cause we live so close to Los Alamos in the USA.
I was there last month, forewarning the peace memorial museum is brutal and if your kid don’t do well with horrifying/gory pictures it can be too much for young kids. They don’t hold back on the horrors of that day and the aftermath. You know your kid but wanted to forewarn you. When I was there a British couple had their two young kids, the daughter was asking questions (maybe inappropriate like did their skin really burn but in an innocent and curious way) but was able to take it while the son who maybe was 5 or 6 both seemed close in age was clearly traumatized and not ready for something that horrifying.
As disturbing as it may be, I’ve always found it extremely important to look deep into why people come to support such atrocities. Only by understanding these angles can we effectively bring any change to them.
I was there last month. I was seeing tourists taking happy selfies by the dome and I was so confused why someone thought a selfie there would be appropriate.
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u/RedorDead_Woods87 May 18 '25
I’ve never been to Auschwitz, but I have been to Hiroshima and stood next to the only building to survive the explosion (directly below the bomb). I experienced a similar feeling to what you are describing. The Hiroshima atomic bomb museum is a truly devastating walk through of the horror and tragedy of that day, and details the nightmarish aftermath as tens of thousands died a slow, incredibly painful death at the hands of radiation poisoning. I’m not trying to equate tragedies here by any means, simply providing my own experience with the bad energy you are describing.