NAO-CHAN IN KOBE

NAO-CHAN IN KOBE

2005/1/3

“ Everybody’s Love” to cover the whole earth, is needed for treasuring all people’s lives and preventing disasters. I joined this project to call for the children in the world to share this love in NDYS.

Nao-chan ( anonymous girl’s name in Kobe) is the third grader in a high school now. She was the second grader in an elementary school in those days. She joined an event called “ Let’s make Haruka’s himawari( sunflower) into blossom again.” in the ninth spring after the quake. Then she heard from her ex-classmate’Haruka’s family ( Haruka was killed by that quake.) about the story after the quake and knew the depth of their sadness.

She remembers the encounter with some families who lost their parents, who lost their siblings and so on. There are a lot of families who still cannot get over their past. In those families, Haruka’s family began to go forward to the future, getting over their pains.

They have got the power to overcome these burdens and pains. It was because people around them gave them endless “love”,” compassion”, and “ gentleness”.

These families could make their sunflower bloom at last. Nao-chan thought this energy would make another power to overcome the next disaster.

Nao-chan hopes that all the 6433 people will make their own sunflower bloom to the last person.It will mean all the victims’ souls will be reposed soundly

Even after 10 years, there are people who cannot get over this disaster. These people are sometimes hopeless and desperate, feeling they are alone and helpless.

I’d like to reflect my 10 years as a revolving lantern and talk about our future.

December 31 2004　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Kobe Municipal Hieda Elementary school

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Ikemi Hiroko

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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