Fight?, evade? or do it moderately? The true character of a man is revealed in moments of crisis. But people can’t throw everything. Why? People have something to protect. We have our family. So we have no choice but to avoid crisis. In fact, I sometimes feel guilty. Likewise, I don’t blame you for it. But bravery is really praiseworthy. Here is one man running into the rain of bullets. Why? TO SAVE Children! What’s more surprising? Near the battlefield, there were his wife and his three children. (16, 14, 11 year-old) Oh my god!
A former US Special Forces
David Eubank, 56, was running into the rain of bullets to save one children with a pink ribbon. He said, “If I die doing this, my wife and kids would understand”(in Los Angeles Times) What?!?!?! I can’t understand. If his daughter listen his words, she maybe burst into tears. Maybe she said “He’s the worst dad! I don’t want a hero. I want my next to father!!!” But he returned as a superhero. She is a really proud of her father. Finally, I will introduce his really cool words to you! Listen!
He said ‘I believe God sent me here, and I don’t think about security… but I always ask myself if I’m doing it out of pride.‘(Times)
Do you know ‘Filial piety’ in Asian culture? In the 20th century, great scholar Arnold Joseph Toynbee, CH said, ‘Korean filial piety is the most necessary thought for humanity’ and asked Korea to spread it. Do you have heard of something similar? In Confucian philosophy, filial piety(Chinese: 孝) is a virtue of respect for one’s parents, elders and ancestors. Filial piety is central to Confucian role ethics.(by wiki)
In Western culture, they respect their individual boundary. But in Asia, there is no boundary at times. Westerner can feel resistance and can’t understand ‘Why should you do?’ But from my point of view, It is a very moving story. I can understand very well. Filial piety has no limits. So, it can be really powerful. Maybe you can see it is fanatic. Let’s see.
Devoted daughter, 심청(Eng: Shimcheong)
It is a Korean traditional fairy tale. Her father is blind. Then one day, 300 sacks of rice that were offered to Buddha can give a sight to her father. So, she threw herself into the Indangsoo sea. She said, “I beg of you. O gods of heaven and earth!!” She was a scapegoat of the Dragon King. Everyone thought she was dead. In palace of sea kings, the king heard about 심청‘s story and his heart was touched. So 심청 can back home in the lotus flower. She reunited with her father and her father regained his vision. They lived happily ever after.
How do you act now?
Devoted son, Jesus Christ
You already know. He endured pain of the crucifix for his father’s will. In Gethsemane, he was in an agony he prayed more earnestly and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.(Luke 22:44) But also Jesus was sold by 30 silver coins. Everyone thought he was dead. But three days later, he was brought back to life from the dead. For what? He wanted to give a sight to ours who was blind. We don’t know we are blind. But It’s true. Jesus Christ is really devoted son. I appreciate his devotion.
Long struggle between Jews and Palestinians dies down in front of a hungry baby.
Mahatma Gandhi “Hate the sin, love the sinner”
A baby was crying alone
On June 8, there was a car accident. One Palestinian family was rushed to the emergency room. Also there was a baby who was a 9-month-old baby, Yaman Abu Ramila. He was breathing? He kept quiet motionlessly. Suddenly he burst into crying! His father and mother were still unconscious. One Jewish nurse, Ula Ostrowski-Zak, tried to feed powdered milk, but the baby absolutely didn’t eat anything. She can’t help but to breastfeed the Palestinian baby.
I can’t believe it!
Relatives of Yaman were really surprised. They can’t believe ‘Jewish breastfeed Palestinian baby boy’. But Jewish nurse said “Not only me, any mother will do so”. She breastfed at 5 times and Yaman‘s aunt hugged her and said thank you.
More surprisingly, she found someone who want to breastfeed Yaman in online. Only for two hours, many people wanted to do it. It’s the power of mother’s heart I guess.
Do you remember this picture? You might have seen this Vietnam Napalm girl picture. It earned a Pulitzer Prize and was chosen as the World Press Photo of the Year for 1973. In the picture, a nine years old girl was running naked. AP photographer Nick Ut took a photograph, and took Injured children to hospital. Can she be treated? That hospital determined that her burns were so severe that she probably would not survive.
After being an adult
In an interview many years later, she recalled she was yelling, Nóng quá, nóng quá (“too hot, too hot”) in the picture. The whole world paid great attention to her. So, she could stay a 14-month in hospital and undergo 17 surgical operations. Vietnam and the United States must have to save her. How does she live after she became an adult? She majored in medicine in Vietnam. But she have to stop studying. She was used as a propaganda symbol by the communist government. In 1992, she married in 29 years old. In 1996, the Napalm girl met the surgeons who had saved her life. The following year, she passed the Canadian Citizenship Test with a perfect score and became a Canadian citizen.
Be a hero
In 1994, Kim Phúc was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. In 1996, Kim Phúc gave a speech at U.S Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day. She said, “One cannot change the past, but everyone can work together for a peaceful future.” In 1997 she established the first Kim Phúc Foundation in the U.S. What do you think its aim? It is providing medical and psychological assistance to child victims of war. She started a new life, constantly speaking about the War.
Forgiveness made me free from hatred. I still have many scars on my body and severe pain most days but my heart is cleansed. Napalm is very powerful, but faith, forgiveness, and love are much more powerful. We would not have war at all if everyone could learn how to live with true love, hope, and forgiveness. If that little girl in the picture can do it, ask yourself: Can you?
Kim Phúc, NPR in 2008
How tough
The scar of a burn filled her body with pain chronically. Occasionally the puberty girl must endure intolerable situation like people’s attention. I can’t imagine how hard it is for her. But she didn’t despair. Her determination never wavered. She didn’t blame anyone. Isn’t it really cool? There is nothing to make person mature as much pain. So she is much more valuable. Likewise your hardship is valuable, too.
Are you tough now?
What does not kill you only makes you stronger – Friedrich Nietzsche
On 22 May 2017, after Ariana Grande sang the last song, a bomb exploded at the exit. 23 adults and children were killed and 116 were injured. The attacker was identified as 22-year-old British Muslim. One third of victims are parents waiting for their child. I have a dream that child didn’t weep aloud, when reporting their missing parents to the police. 8-year-old girl among 12 children was killed. I have a dream that the happiness of children, who were meeting idols, wasn’t trampled by stupidness of adults.
It was our fault and our responsibility
Martin Luther King’s I have a dream speech August 28 1963
(…)In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s Capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check; a check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.”
But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.(…)
Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. (…) Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. (…) We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. (…) We cannot walk alone.
And as we walk, (…) There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, “When will you be satisfied?”
(…) No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. (…) Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
(…) I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.”
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, that one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exhalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
This is our hope. This is the faith that I will go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning, “My country ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrims’ pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.”
And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.
So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.
Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that; let freedom ring from the Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual,
“Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
Ariana Grande will host a charity concert for the victims of Manchester terror attack, joined by Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Katy perry and Pharrell williams. Its name of concert is the “One Love Manchester”
Grande said in social media:
“There is nothing I or anyone can do to take away the pain you (her fans) are feeling or to make this better.
However, I extend my hand and heart and everything I possibly can give to you and yours, should you want or need my help in any way.”
“We will not quit or operate in fear. We won’t let this divide us. We won’t let hate win.” – Ariana Grande
Pocahontas “Colors of the Wind”(Korean Ver) – 오연준(10 years old)
The only people can think.
Please do not say that.
Even tree, rock and small birds
can feel the world
Don’t try to ignore others
with different appearance.
You opened your mind wide,
and the world’s looking beautiful.
Do you know what is the wolf cry
to the blue corn moon trying to say?
Do you know the sound of deep forest
and the color of the wind?
That beautiful color of the wind…
How high will a sycamore grow?
If you cut it down then you’ll never know.
Different skin color, is not important.
We need that eye which
can see light the wind showing
If we see the beautiful colored world, we can be one!
How beautiful lyrics are!
His voice really touch my heart, aren’t you? So I find other things.
Like two eagles soar as one upon the river of the wind with the promise of forever, we will take the past and learn how to begin. – Pocahontas(Disney)
Thelegendof Indian girl Pocahontas
Surprisingly it is not just legend. It is a real story. Pocahontas (born Matoaka, known as Amonute, c. 1596–1617) was a Native American(Indian girl). There is a famous anecdote. Pocahontas placed her head upon the Englishman John Smith‘s head in 1607 when her father raised his war club to execute him. When she died, she was just 21 years old. Her story has been romanticized over the years. So Walt Disney Pictures produced Pocahontas (Disney) in 1955.
Pocahontas “Colors of the Wind”
You think I’m an ignorant savage And you’ve been so many places; I guess it must be so But still I cannot see, if the savage one is me How can there be so much that you don’t know?
You don’t know…
You think you own whatever land you land on
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name.
You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You’ll learn things you never knew you never knew
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?(x2)
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
ome taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once never wonder what they’re worth
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends And we are all connected to each other
In a circle in a hoop that never ends
How high will a sycamore grow?
If you cut it down then you’ll never know And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountain
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind
You can own the earth and still
All you’ll own is earth until You can paint with all the colors of the wind
If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you’ll learn things you never knew you never knew. – Pocahontas(Disney)
It’s two months of anti-government protests in José Martí Square of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. Police fired tear gas and masked youths threw petrol bombs. Anger, hatred, resentment, discord, crash, lackofunderstanding…It stands to reason that we are all suffocated even when we think about it. It may be exactly same to Venezuelan violinist.
However, the day was different.
Violin melody came from somewhere. The roar of the tear gas and shouts of protesters ‘It’s dangerous!!!’ mingled in a violin melody. It was an extraordinary landscape. A young man of Venezuela(Venezuelan violinist) with helmet bearingthenational flags wasplaying the violin. He didn’t seem to mind that or anything. He was only focus on the violin melody. He didn’t have any weapon and protection equipment. It gives a strong impression to me.
It was on air by CNN.
What is the meaning?
On May 3, the 18 year-old Venezuelan violinist and member of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra was shot dead during an anti-government demonstration. His name is Armando Cañizales. He said, “I fought for my country” and participated in demonstration. Cañizales was in El Sistemamusiceducationprogram for low-income youth inVenezuela. So of course, his funeral was full with weeping young musicians when Venezuelan flags were flapping.
This mournful violin melody maybe means anotherexpression of protest for Armando Cañizales.
Володимир Борисович Гройсман(Ukrainian Prime Minister) at 38
Jüri Ratas(Estonian Prime Minister) at 38
Youssef Chahed(Tunisian prime minister) at 40
New young French President! There is a risinginterest in young world leaders, ‘Young Blood’. Traditional politicians need to have ageandwisdom. But Currenttrends expect fresh ‘vitality’. Already many other countries leave thepoliticsto 30, 40 young leaders. These leaders’ funky and fresh move shows the ‘Young power’ as breaking existing practices.
Before Macron(39), Justin Trudeau(45) has been under the spotlight. He has claimed a generational shift since the Liberal Party. After he took office as Canadian prime minister at the age of 43 in 2015, he shows excellent communication skills based on ‘pretty boy’ appearance. He is still popular.
Alexis Tsipras(42) took office asGreek Prime Ministerat the age of 40 in 2015. He showsprogressive and powerful leadership enough to be called ‘the most dangerous man in Europe’.
Charles Michel(41) became prime minister at the age of 38 in 2014. Michel prime minister is starting a political party activity at the age of 16 already. After two years, he was elected to the local councilors. He took office as Minister of Cooperation and Development at the age of 25. He broken all records.
Andrzej Duda(45) became Polish president at the age of 43 in 2015. გიორგი მარგველაშვილი(48) became Georgian president at the age of 44 in 2013. Володимир Борисович Гройсманand Jüri Ratas became prime minister at the age of 38 in 2016. Tunisia elected Youssef Chahed(41) last year in breeze of ‘the ArabSpring’.
Who is Emmanuel Macron(French President)?
The First Story : Love
In 1994 16 years old boy confessed his love. “I will get marry with you without fail” To whom? His dramateacher. She was 40 years old at that time. She thought It was just his schoolyard crush. After his parents knew this love story, he was forced to go abroad in Paris. This love story would end like this way…. Nope! She said “He always called me. We talked on the phone for hours. His patience conquered my resistance little by little.”
The Second Story : En Marche!
In 2016 April, he told Francois Hollande(French President) “But I have a word : On April 6, Amiens, I’m trying to do something. I’m trying to launch a youth movement, like think tank.” as if nothing had happened. The youth movement is ‘En Marche!‘. Surprisingly he formed a political party!!! This party stuck a dagger in the back of Hollande and the Socialist Party.
Fresh Breeze Blows
These two anecdotes aren’t everything of him. We can’t know everything about him but it’s for sure that fresh breeze blows. I live in other countries but I have small expectations for happier future. It is also linked to the movement of the world.
My key message is be innovative, be ambitious; think global and big on day one – Emmanuel Macron
We need people who dream impossible things, who maybe fail, sometimes succeed, but in any case who have that ambition – Emmanuel Macron
A interesting social experiment that Unicef carried out attracted public attention. They made two situations that 6 years old girl looked around for help. The girl waited for people, wearing different clothes depending on the situation.
“What’s your name, kid? How old are you?” They take the time out to help that neat girl who wore gray dress with coat. They have mostly friendly attitudes.
After that, the girl went out on the same place wearing like homeless. People completely ignored that child and nobody paid attention to that homeless.
6 years old girl, ANANO, participating an experiment got angry. She got to know that people’s reaction is noticeably different in accordance with dress. She see it in the flesh.
As indifference of people continued, there was no choice but to stop the experiment.
People tell me “Get out. That’s sad”. After the experiment finished, Anano said ‘I can’t understand it. I’m sad’ Unicef planned this experiment as part of #FIGHTUNFAIR campaign.
Unicef said ‘Children should never be discriminated against poverty.’ They strived to solve these unfair social problems.
Did you have a good day today? Wasn’t it hard? I don’t blame you for beinganxious. Doesn’t that worry you a little bit?After you endured through a day,I want to say ‘you did a really good job!‘. There is a song I had heard whenever it’s hard. The story of this song is to find an answer which you already has. The only thing that you need is to believe yourself. We just need ‘ah-ha’ moment. You already have the answer.
DROOPING SNAIL (YOO JAE SUK & LEE JUCK) – AS ONE SAYS(abridgededition by me)
When I was twenty years old, I would worry What do I do tomorrow?
What do I do tomorrow?
Even when I closed my two eyes
I just couldn’t fall asleep I deeply pondered
Why can’t I?
Why can’t I succeed?
I did not believe that things could happen as one says
I could not believe it Doing as one thinks
Seemed like a lie
But then one day
In my heart, a small but amazing realization was found
To be honest, I never ran crazily toward something
And I set myself up on my feet
Doing as one says
The moment I saw that this was possible
I decided to believe it
Doing as one says If you believe that this is possible
This song can be summed up in 4 sentences. Next song is what I really want to introduce to you 🙂
You can feel it
Norah Jones – Peace
There’s a place that I know, where the sycamores grow
And daffodils have their fun
Where the cares of the day seem to slowly fade away
And the glow of the evening sun
Peace, when the day is done
If I go there real late, let my mind meditate
On everything to be done
If I search deep inside, let my conscience be my guide
Then the answers are sure to come
Don’t have to worry none
When you find peace of mind, leave your worries behind Don’t say that it can’t be done With a new point of view, life’s true meaning comes to you And the freedom you seek is won
Peace is for everyone
Peace is for everyone
Peace is for everyone
Fight?, evade? or do it moderately? The true character of a man is revealed in moments of crisis. But people can’t throw everything. Why? People have something to protect. We have our family. So we have no choice but to avoid crisis. In fact, I sometimes feel guilty. Likewise, I don’t blame you for it. But bravery is really praiseworthy. Here is one man running into the rain of bullets. Why? TO SAVE Children! What’s more surprising? Near the battlefield, there were his wife and his three children. (16, 14, 11 year-old) Oh my god!
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