Message of peace
Growing up in Hiroshima prefecture, I was deeply marked by the stories and images of the atomic bomb. As a child, the peace studies we attended showed us powerful photographs and films that left me shaken and traumatised. For many years, those memories were filled with pain.
But over time, that pain became the seed of a deeper calling — not to dwell on suffering, but to speak for peace. The Voice of Hiroshima came to me as a message from the heart, and as I shared it aloud, I realised it also carries the spirit of Nagasaki.
And so, the voices of Hiroshima and Nagasaki join together here — carrying a truth beyond nations, beyond history — a reminder that peace begins within us.
The Voice of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Eighty years have passed since one of the darkest moments in human history.
Now feels like the perfect time for us to re-explore what it truly means to be human.
This is not about the victimhood of Hiroshima or Nagasaki.
It is not about blame or shame.
It is not about remembering pain simply to avoid repeating past mistakes.
And it is certainly not about one nation against another.
If remembering pain alone could stop wars, we would have ended them long ago.
As humanity, we carry enough wounds. Enough scars.
Yet still, we blame, we point fingers, we judge—while holding on to conflict and division within ourselves.
The outer world is a reflection of our inner world.
And waiting for someone else to change only delays the healing we all long for.
Our ancestors did not fight for endless conflict.
They fought for peace. For love. For truth.
So I invite you, gently:
Place your hand on your heart, and listen…
How much peace do you carry within?
How much gratitude do you hold in your heart for all that has been handed down by those who came before us?
Because if our hearts are filled with pain, resentment, judgment, or complaint—no matter how “right” we may feel—we are unknowingly participating in the continuation of war.
This may be hard to hear, but it is a deeper truth:
The world isn’t created by them.
It’s created by us—moment by moment.
The Voice of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is an invitation to return to our truest nature.
To remember the light within us, and the vast love we carry.
Yes, we are wounded. Yes, we’ve been heartbroken.
But even from our deepest wounds, we can choose to let the light in.
To let it grow.
To let it shine—for ourselves and for others.
We can either sink into sorrow and let the darkness swallow us,
or we can rise and offer the light that has never left us.
The Voice of Hiroshima and Nagasaki speaks of a cosmic love and peace—
unconditional,
non-judgmental,
beyond negotiation.
Pure. And absolute.
When everything burned to ash, when all seemed lost, the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki planted seeds of light.
The same light that rebuilt the cities we see today.
And now—it’s our turn.
To choose love, in the midst of conflict.
Peace, in the midst of chaos.
Truth, in the midst of illusion.
It’s time to listen to our hearts.
To nurture the peace within.
Because peace doesn’t begin out there—it begins in here.
May we all return to our light and shine like never before…
to co-create a new humanity led by love and peace.
