Inprisonment was not as harsh as in the past, and prisoners were free to keep diaries and turn in newspapers and books. But because of this, Shozo Tanaka's heart was filled with a sense of helplessness. Shozo wrote in his diary about the despair he felt at that time.
"Government is the foremost means of destroying the people. I would rather have them kill me out of spite than subject me to such a half-hearted punishment. I, Shozo Tanaka , could not save the victims, but instead created a nest for the devil. This is a great crime committed by Shozo."
At that time, a book was presented to Shozo.
"New Testament(Bible)"
It was written there, "Crist, who took upon himself and disappeared with the dew of the cross", made Shozo's heart deeply moved, and kept it in his baggage until his death.
Then he began to think about the things he was prepared to throw away his life for.