現代の日本は、個人の財産・地位・名声を追い求め、社会の一員としての義務を蔑ろにしがちな人が多い。小野田氏は義務を果たすことを最優先した立派な人でした。敬服せざるを得ません。
Hiroo Onoda, Soldier Who Hid in Jungle for Decades, Dies at 91
“I was fortunate that I could devote myself to my duty in my young and vigorous years,” he said. Asked what had been on his mind all that time in the jungle, he said, “Nothing but accomplishing my duty.”