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As always, my day begins with seeing my child off to school, tidying up the house, and then sitting down at my computer with a warm cup of tea. Despite the cold winter air, the morning sunlight felt unusually gentle today, leaving my heart feeling unexpectedly tender. During these brief moments of pause, I usually read news related to education. Today, one story in particular lingered in my heart for a long time, inspiring me to write this post. It was about the ‘HWPL Peace Education Completion Ceremony’ held at Middle School No. 109 in Nalaikh District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 🌱 “The most disorderly classroom sees the greatest change.” According to the article, Class 1 of the 9th grade was well known throughout the school for frequent conflicts and constant noise. However, after participating in a 12-course peace education program over five months, the students’ expressions, tone of voice, and the way they treated one another noticeably changed. The moment I read this sentence, I fou...

 These days, while teaching children and living as a mother, I often find myself thinking, “I hope my child will grow up in a kinder, warmer world than the one we live in now.” Maybe that’s why the HWPL articles I recently read stayed with me longer than usual. I felt that the word peace was no longer just something written in books, but something that could genuinely begin in our everyday lives. 🌿Stories of Children’s Futures from the Sakai Citizens’ Peace Forum In November, a Citizens’ Peace Forum was held in Sakai, Japan, where people from various countries gathered to share their own ideas of “peace.” As someone who works in education, I often feel that children sense a “feeling of safety” even before they listen to adults’ words. That’s why the conversations shared at this forum didn’t feel like idealistic talk, but rather like the kind of atmosphere—like air—we hope to leave for our children. When a participant from Hiroshima quietly shared their family’s experiences of the ...

War continues to shake people’s lives in many parts of the world. Yet even in these uncertain times, one trend is becoming increasingly clear: peace is not a distant ideal, but a reality we can create together. And at the center of this movement is HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light). This was especially evident during last month’s HWPL World Peace Summit European 11th Anniversary event, where global leaders, educators, religious representatives, and youth gathered online to reflect on the past 11 years of the peace journey and discuss the future we will build together. 1. “We Are One” — 11 Years of Change HWPL Has Created The event highlighted HWPL’s major accomplishments over the past 11 years—achievements impressive enough to make you wonder if HWPL is truly shaping the global movement toward peace. ✔️“Expanding Support for the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)” The DPCW, drafted by HWPL together with international law experts, is now being adop...