Our Heart on In-Humanity
February 13, 2009 by
Filed under Journey Updates
Why have we become in-humane? Why terrorism?
Why such pride in insisting that we are right and others are wrong? Why the ‘clash of civilizations’?
Why can’t we find genuine friends, whose words we can trust? Why such disparities in life?
We get the feeling that life shouldn’t be this way, at least, people, humans, shouldn’t be this way.
Are we not all human?
Are we losing the gift of a smile?
Afghanistan’s dilemma is the world’s dilemma: extremism, conflict, politics and self-interest. Afghans, like all of mankind, want peace.
In 2008, Bamiyan university students volunteered to address this hope through a 3 month Peace Workshop.
At the end of the workshop, 16 students from different conflicting ethnic groups lived together in the same dormitory rooms for one semester. It was difficult but they have taken a step.
Join us in this continuing journey this year, going towards 21st September 2009, International Peace Day, at the World Heritage Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan.
In the midst of pain, disappointment and apparent impossibilities, you and I, all of us, should encourage each other in our journeys to recover our smile.
Especially at such a disheartening time in human history as this.
‘ Let us always meet each other with a smile, for a smile is the beginning of love.’ Mother Teresa
Our Journey to Smile : Humane Relations seeks to build wide scale humane relationships based on humane love. In the midst of pain, we hope to raise a majority public practice of humanity’s shared hopes, by encouraging ourselves and others to smile.
In 2009, Our Journey to Smile seeks international volunteers, one from every nation, to journey with Afghan college students from different ethnicities, in our common journey for humane relationships.
We would celebrate this together on International Peace Day on 21 September 2009, at the World Heritage Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan.
Our Journey to Smile : Humane Relations is based on Humane Love
L – Listens
O – Others-first
V – Violence not resisted with violence, but with grief and forgiveness
E – Empathizes with all humans as humans, including those perceived as “enemies”
What Our Journey to Smile is NOT :
- It is NOT political or religious.
- It is NOT a charity. It is voluntary.
- It is NOT a new idea. A smile is an ancient need and wisdom.
- It is NOT an institution.
- It is NOT activist. It is non-violent.
