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eigo13

After I graduated from Jogakuin University, I got a scholarship from auniversity in the U.S. and went to America in summer. On March 1st thatyear, a thermonuclear test had been conducted at Bikini Atoll by the U.S.Islanders there had been killed. The environment had been destroyed.Japanese couldn’t get fish and Japanese sailors had been killed by it.People were interested in this incident and made a great fuss about it. Assoon as I reached my destination in America, I was asked about my opinion.I openly expressed my opinion about this thermonuclear test. Soon after that,in my mailbox at the university, I received many anonymous letters in whichI was threatened.This experience made me consider my attitude as a victim of the atomicbomb. I wondered what duties I have. Should I say nothing for my safety?Or should I dare to say my opinion in public? I suffered from terror andloneliness for several days. As a result, I decided to keep speaking aboutHiroshima. It is my mission. It is my duty. I strongly realized that I shouldact in order to achieve the goal of the total abolition of nuclear weapons, so asnot to make my classmates’ and my family’s death useless. I have to talkwith people all over the world about what the nuclear age means to us.We victims of the atomic bomb consider nuclear weapons evil, whichshould not be allowed to exist together with human beings. Nuclear weaponscould destroy the human race and their civilizations. Modern nuclearweapons have several thousand times as much power as the first atomicbomb that was dropped at Hiroshima. So, we demand that all nuclearweapons be abolished. Some people say that it is just an ideal. Other peoplesay that it is an immature idea. However, even military officials who haveskills, experiences and knowledge of developing nuclear weapons support theidea of the total abolition of nuclear weapons.Let’s think about great movements of reforming the society in ourhistory. Let’s think about the emancipation of slaves, the end of colonialism,abolition of apartheid, the women’s liberation movement, and movement forcivil rights in the U.S. These were started by a few interested persons. Atfirst, they were laughed at by the public. However, in the end, they overcamethese. Like these, abolition of nuclear weapons is based on ethical issues, inwhich we aim to guarantee our future generation’s happiness.When I was a senior high school student, I read a report of the WorldCouncil of Churches. I was very impressed by the definition of peace which