Great figures who went through “A visible difference”
Scars, marks, or a different look you're self-conscious about. Read the life stories of 2 Japanese historical figures who went through something similar.
Figures who went through this
- Date Masamune — The Man Who Played Tough to the End
"If you make a statue of me after I die, make both eyes right." Ashamed of his one blind eye, this man sent a robe to the mother who is said to have poisoned him. When his head was on the line, he brought up that eye himself. The last thing he left his daughter was a reply that stopped after one line.
- Noguchi Hideyo — The Man Who Could Never Pay It Back
His classmates each gave a small coin after his essay about his burned hand was shared with the class. From that day on, he kept borrowing, spending it all, and asking again. The messy, lovable life of the man who was once on Japan's 1,000-yen bill.