MESSAGES FROM MEMBERS



Hitomi Horie
 "I'm full of regret. I'm angry. I'll never forgive this."

I started my activities keeping these three mottos in mind when I saw my daughter die. Since then, I have talked about my experiences and feelings of regret in various places, trying to heal and support myself through this process.

I see many high school students attending today's meeting. Please convey this mother's will to the next generation. My daughter was nineteen when she died. It happened in Autumn when she just graduated from high school. She had lots of dreams. She couldn't realize her dreams as she was killed by a shot without knowing why.

A mother is struggling to do something about these terrible facts with feelings of regret.

So, you young people, never forget this mother's will, please. Have the strong courage to say NO to your friends or those younger than you, if you see them pretending to shoot guns while playing.
(At the Osaka Meeting on November 25, 2000)