Today, December 8, 2007, is the 27th anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon. His wife, Yoko Ono Lennon, is carrying on their mission of helping to bring peace to our planet.

On the Imagine Peace website, on December 8, 2007 (and possibly longer), is a movie of John Lennon and Yoko Oko Lennon, recorded years ago, sharing information about their peace project, as shown in the opening screen depicted below.

I’ve reproduced, below the photo, her letter in memory of John’s passing. May we all take a moment, today and every day, to Imagine Peace, and on this day especially, to remember John and Oko in their untiring efforts to publicize the simple but powerful concepts of Imagine Peace and Give Peace a Chance. The photo on the right of Yoko’s letter is the Imagine Peace Tower, dedicated in 2007–a long-time vision of John’s now come to fruition. Click the graphic below or this link to go to the Imagine Peace website to see the movie depicted in the opening screen shown below.

Click here or on the photo above to see the movie depicted in the photo

December 8, 2007

I miss you, John. 27 years later, I still wish I could turn back the clock to the Summer of 1980. I remember everything – sharing our morning coffee, walking in the park together on a beautiful day, and seeing your hand stretched to mine – holding it, reassuring me that I shouldn’t worry about anything because our life was good.

I had no idea that life was about to teach me the toughest lesson of all. I learned the intense pain of losing a loved one suddenly, without warning, and without having the time for a final hug and the chance to say, “I love you,” for the last time. The pain and shock of that sudden loss is with me every moment of every day. When I touched John’s side of our bed on the night of December 8th, 1980, I realized that it was still warm. That moment has haunted me for the past 27 years – and will stay with me forever.

Even harder for me is watching what was taken away from our beautiful boy, Sean. He lives in silent anger over not having his Dad, whom he loved so much, around to share his life with. I know we are not alone. Our pain is one shared by many other families who are suffering as the victims of senseless violence. This pain has to stop.

Let’s not waste the lives of those we have lost. Let’s, together, make the world a place of love and joy and not a place of fear and anger. This day of John’s passing has become more and more important for so many people around the world as the day to remember his message of Peace and Love and to do what each of us can to work on healing this planet we cherish.

Let’s: Think Peace, Act Peace, and Spread Peace. John worked for it all his life. He said, “there’s no problem, only solutions.” Remember, we are all together. We can do it, we must. I love you!

Yoko Ono Lennon