You are now initiating the peace walk. The aim of this walk is to create world peace, Only those who have faith that it can be accomplished will be able to walk. When you possess firm conviction that peace can be brought about in the world by walking on your two legs, then for the first time this walk will become a precious work. Not many throughout the world will participate in it but a few of our people. You shall tread each step believing that this act of yours is creating peace.
India's Gandhi taught many things to the people. However, when Nehru visited Japan, he mentioned to me that Gandhi's teachings are expressed in a single phrase - not to fear. One should not possess fear because it will prevent him from acting righteously. We can protect and adhere to the correct path when we possess no fear. Let us not fear poverty, humiliation, intimidation or anything else. All that is required of us is to tread upon the right path and continue the walk, nothing else.
Misconception of the adults is promptly reflected to the children. When a government takes policies that emphasize violence, that is military build-up and war, children will come to approve violence. Violence would be seen even in parent and child relationship, and home becomes a place in which they try to kill each other. Thus the human world turns into a world of ashuras where people strife, injure and kill each other.
All we need to do to realize a peaceful world is to bring change to the minds of the people. Teaching that denies any kind of killing must be spread. We must work to make this kind of politics possible. We must first move the hearts and minds of the people to do so. All we have to do in order to create a world where this never happens is merely to change people's way of thinking.
This is your walk.
Teachngs of Nichidatsu Fujii.