Tripping over her own feet, crashing down to her knees, listening to the laughter of the people surrounding her, the girl makes her best effort to not hold any grudges. People can learn from their past mistakes by learning to forgive because without forgiveness it is near impossible to move on in hopes of a brighter future. Letting something go if often an obstacle that challenges many people. Before the bomb dropped in Hiroshima, Mr. Tanimoto had many previous and undesirable run-ins with Mr. Tanaka. Mr. Tanaka was known to speak poorly of Mr. Tanimoto, and had been “telling people that Tanimoto should not be trusted” (Hersey 4). By contrast, “Mr. Tanimoto went to help him” after the bomb had dropped and Mr. Tanaka was seeking for comfort