Commitment to Peace

			  August 6, 1995

		     Children's representatives

	Miyuki Kubo (6th Grade, Hiroshima City Shiya Elementary School)
				and
	Kenji Yamaguchi (6th Grade, Hiroshima City Kusatsu Elementary School)


   In this important year, the 50th year since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, 
we have come from cities throughout the world to participate in the Children's 
Peace Assembly. We have discovered much in this atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima. 
   On the day of the atomic bombing, people died in an instant, they died while 
seeking help, while suffering in agony, When thinking of the scene and of the 
horror and cruelty of nuclear weapons and war, we have come to feel ever more 
strongly that the tragedy of Hiroshima must never be repeated.
   Now, war and poverty harm and kill many people in various places on this 
Earth. In addition, our global environment is gradually being destroyed.

   While participating in this event, we reflected on what we can and must do 
so that all the world's people can live safe and peaceful lives.
   We learned that compassion and kindness toward our friends is of the utmost 
importance in achieving peace, as well as cooperation in friendship with all 
the people of the world.
   We therefore realized the importance of understanding and respecting each 
other's views, rising above differences in languages and ideas.
   The universe is unlimited. Our beautiful, blue and shining Earth exists in 
that space. For the future of our precious Earth, we vow to share what we have 
learned in Hiroshima and to strive toward renewed world peace together with 
the wonderful friends we made here at the Children's Peace Assembly.



August 6, 1995

	Children's representatives:

	Miyuki Kubo (6th Grade, Hiroshima City Shiya Elementary School)
	Kenji Yamaguchi (6th Grade, Hiroshima City Kusatsu Elementary School)


					CSI HIROSHIMA Live Project 1995 (9)