From yearning for a hero and self-sacrificing dedication to "to love enemies and coexist" and "happiness for myself and everyone else".

There have been many events that led me to get interested in peace.
When I was very young, I loved to watch superhero TV shows like Ultraman and super squadron series (like Power Rangers).
After starting elementary school, I was much influenced by comics titled "Barefoot Gen", which themed horror of the atomic bomb.
I was also influenced by anti-war education.

Since I was in junior high school, I have yearned for the brave who save the world by playing video games such as "Dragon Quest" and "Final Fantasy" series.
(However, I currently think that the "enemies" are not characters that should be destroyed, but ones that should be changed into the "ordinary" or "good" ones.
When I was in university, I came up with the concept of "Joyous Coexistence" under the notion that society is based on human relationships; maybe memories of happy days with my friends unconsciously influenced me at that time.

After that, I visited the former Yugoslavia to apply the concept of "Joyous Coexistence" into the real conflict.
Nowadays, I hope to contribute to peace mostly by linguistic activities, rather than local activities in conflict areas.
But I don't mean to sacrifice myself too much for world peace: I am thoughtfully trying to keep a balance between my own happiness and that of everyone else.
I enjoy walking, eating out, listening to music and writing something about peace.
Doing them makes me feel peaceful and happy
My current pen name is Kazushi Taira.
I have changed my pen names several times, including the past one which I did not intend to be meaningful.
I would like to keep the current one, which means "a person who seeks peace"