平和. 평화. שלום. Heiwa. Pyonghwa. Shalom. Peace is a beautiful word, but an agonizing one as well. It’s something we desire, something we feel should be, but like Mayuri Shiina reaching up toward the sky, it’s impossibly out of reach. World peace is a dream. Inner peace may be, too, but that doesn’t stop many … Continue reading Princess Mononoke: Ashitaka and the Fruit of Peace