Significance of Peace

Significance of Peace

Behind the plinths, there was a row of trees planted among stones inscribed with poetry. It was getting colder and wetter because of rain. There were lots of stone monuments, and it tells us how awful the war was.

I read all of the poetry, and this is the most moving one for me - "With new hope, we build new lives. Why complain when it rains? This is what it means to be free." This means they probably left from camp, and it was a glad occurrence. But actually, they didn't recover physically. When I heard the significance of the poetry, I felt it very deeply.


Some monuments were written in Japanese. I was also moved by the Japanese monuments, but both of them were deeply significant. I was glad to see Japanese monuments not only English.


There was a stone carved with faces like a picture of the left. They are Japanese-American, and some people were holding a baby in their arms, some people look like they were run away from something. This day was raining, so it looked like their tears. I was moved to see stone which looked like crying and it became an unforgettable scene.


I think these monuments tell us significance of peace. We should not repeat war and should not increase victims. We must not only know about the war but also remember we shouldn't forget it. I felt the consequence of war again to see these monuments.