Ayaka writes about her heroine, Audrey Hepburn. She remains hugely popular in Japan and her image is widely used in advertising.
'Roma! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my
visit here in my memory, as long as I live.'
Of course you know well, she was one of the most famous actresses.
Particularly for her movie 'Roman Holiday'.
Thus, I want to pick her to tell you about her as my hero.
Her father passed away early so she didn't have the chance to
have the love of two parents. That made her think that 'family
is more important than working.'
When she was living with her mother, the Netherlands was occupied
by the Nazis for five years. Her family couldn't get food for
themselves and she was just an adolescent.
Audrey detested the pressure which took the liberty of living
as humans away. And she kept this belief in her mind.
Audrey had to help family and relations, especially through amateur
dance, opening ballet shows to make money.
Later in her life, she was inclined to do activities as an UNICEF
ambassadress.
She said, 'I feel I have to do something for such a problem, just
because of my experience when I was young. I could understand
tragedies such as war, violence, starvation.'
In four years, she visited countries including Ethiopia and Somalia.
She mentioned, 'I don't know about politics at all. But I couldn't
ignore this tragic, disturbing situation around children because
I also spent a miserable, unreliable, disturbing childhood. I
stick to activities!!'
While she was ill and in her sick bed, what she felt most about
was children in the world. 'What would happen to hungry children,
if I am gone?'
This clearly shows her consideration. Audrey lived her life as
a star in the world of films, as well as standing out through
searching for ways to get rid of war and problems of hunger from
around the world.