International Day of Peace 2006

Why do i get the feeling that we are so engrossed with the mounting violence that is going around in the world that we forget to take note that today is the the International Day of Peace .. I am as just as guilty as the next person and to think i am a supporter of peace - shame on me ..
Anyways looking at the state the world is in i wonder if peace can ever be attained - we have conflicts around the world, conflicts among races in our own country and conflicts within ourselves.... I have probably ranted about this a million times but - why cant people just get along .. egos, diffrences should all be left at the door .. we have a bigger battle on our hands and that is the battle of the elements - natural calamaties, poverty, aids, child exploitation - these are battles we should are rally together for not the war on religion, race - i am aiming not to a specific group of people but to humanity on the whole - killing and suicide bombings are not the answers to the worlds problems.. call me an idealist but thats how i see it - anwyays ... .. the media dont seem to be paying much attention to it either - i was watching the news for most of the night and nothing on the international day of peace was covered maybe ill wait till tomorrow and see if anything will be on .. All i see on the news is the nations trying to oust out prime ministers, the iraqi conflicts, the conflict between israel & palestine, the coup in Thailand -... what happened to the international day of peace? .. Maybe ill find out on tomorrows news...

Anyways i found this weblink that has information about this day and here is a just a gist of it... So what is an international day of peace?

it is .......

What: The International Day of Peace provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of Peace on a shared date. Use the International Day of Peace annually to highlight the Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001 to 2010. Established by a United Nations resolution in 1981, the International Day of Peace was first celebrated September 1982.

When: Annually, 21 September - The International Day of Peace

Where: Wherever you are.

Who: You and all who care about building Cultures of Peace for the children of this and future generations.

Why: To mark our individual and collective progress toward building Cultures of Peace, and serve as a reminder of our permanent commitment to Peace, above all interests and differences of any kind.

Individuals and Nations, acting in concert, DO make a difference in the quality of our lives, our institutions, our environment and our planetary future. Through cooperation, we manifest the essential Spirit that unites us amid our diverse ways.

source for the above info: http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/background.htm

Reading through the site i found that international day of peace goes beyond the state of the world - it is something we can do with family with friends. its about forgiving and caring and learning. I think in a lot of ways the world is missing out on that. Education is the key to making the world a better place - explaining the diffrent beliefs and practices - and bear in our mind that its a big world out there - it is not just us and our community - there are others like us - humans so to speak only diffrent in appearance color of our skin, religious practices, languages - inspite of it all we all breathe the same air, feel the same pain. Our diffrence is what makes us unique like a combination of diffrent flowers in a vase - that is what this world is.. a big garden of diffrent types of flowers - each unique and beautiful in itself none above the other...

If anyone has the time read this picture book on the international day of peace.Its nice to share with your family friends children would enjoy it because of the vibrancy in colors of the illustrations ..

http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/story/

Peace and understanding starts at home from parents then to teachers - we teach the young the right things and maybe the future generations will have a better future... What i write may not go down well with many - but think about it wouldnt it be nice to just live in peace without conflict without worrying.

If only for one day people would stop all the fighting and feel peace withing themselves and with one another - what a wonderful thing that would be ..

Peace is a dream in the making ...... and it starts with us ....... :)

Let Peace Prevail on Earth