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“The standing boy of Nagasaki" is a historic photograph taken in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, shortly after the atomic bombing of that city on August 9.... The photograph is of a boy of about 10 with his dead baby brother strapped to his back, waiting for his turn at the crematorium. A soldier noticed him and asked him to keep this dead child down so that he would not get tired. He replied: He's not heavy, he's my brother! The soldier understood. Since then, this image has become a symbol of unity in Japan. Let this be our motto: "He's not heavy. He's my brother... She's my sister." If he falls, raise him. Even if you get tired, help him. And if his support is weak, and if he makes a mistake, forgive him because he is not heavy he is your brother... And if the world abandons him, carry him on your back. Friendship /  family means carrying each other through, no matter what..💪