One Person Who Most Influenced Me Was…
Radioactive elements and isotopes like uranium, and radioactive Iodine have many industrial and medical uses. There are some really revolutionary things that radioactive elements can do, provided they are used in a controlled manner and stored in an environment that bars the radiation of these elements to harm humans living around.
However, the immense energy and the benefits of the radiation are still harnessed by many countries around the world and by far most of the countries have fared quite well in doing so.
Having said that, Japan has not quiet got along well with the radioactive elements. From the Hiroshima and Nagasaki tragedy to the Fukushima disaster on March 11, 2011, due to the Earthquake and tsunami that caused severe nuclear accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan that led to the release of hydrogen and radioactive materials. Japan's government evacuated the area and restricted people to live in the 12.5-mile exclusion zone from thereon. In the evacuation process, humans were saved but many pets and farm animals were left behind by their owners. These animals had to pay the price of human ambitions. But, that was not the end, humanity always rises with compassion, and love against adversities and surprises us just when we think it’s gone.
A man named Naoto Matsumura, a superhero without a cape, came back in the same year to the affected radioactive zone and started feeding the animals. Initially, he came back for his animals but then he realized that there are many other living beings that require his help. Seeing, this he decided to stay and serve.
Matsumura when asked about the threat to his health from radiations, he refuses to worry about it. Impressed by his courage and love for the animals, his supporters call him,” the guardian of Fukushima’s animals.”
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Let’s go through some facts related to him –
- Naoto Matsumura is the only brave human to live voluntarily in Fukushima’s 12.5-mile exclusion zone
- He is 60 years old and came back to Fukushima in 2011 itself
- He has a valid point when he says — “They also told me that I wouldn’t get sick for 30 or 40 years. I’ll most likely be dead by then anyway, so I couldn’t care less.”
- When he came back he came to know that thousands of cows were dead, locked in barns
- Naoto freed many pets that were left chained up by their owners
- He is relying on the donation sent by the supporters
- He is still going strong and taking care of the animals. He’s got several accolades from different organizations and also there was a petition started to nominate him for the Nobel Prize.
I hope after knowing about Naoto Matsumura, he will definitely be amongst the top persons in your list of, “one person who most influenced me was/is…”
