Connected : Secret of PEACE “O.A.R. – Peace”

Connected : The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

Do you know this book? It was written by Harvard University professor ‘Christakis, Nicholas A‘. It show you that How Your Friends’ Friends’ Friends Affect everything You Feel, Think, and Do.

This study means two things. The green thing is someone who are happy but the blue thing is someone who are depressed.

First, Like attracts like. Their color is similar.
Second, the blue thing is almost alone.

So it is very important to make people who around you happy

It is the secret of PEACE

I want to introduce one music. It may be useful to you. 🙂

O.A.R. – Peace

I don’t wanna fight no more
I only wanna get to shore
Baby don’t slam the door tonight
We ran another off the tracks
That’s time we can’t get back
We can save tomorrow if we try

Oh oh oh oh until we make this right
Oh oh oh oh I won’t say good night

I just wanna make you laugh
I just wanna see that smile
Babe we’re only here, oh for a little while
I just wanna hold you till we fall asleep
I want love, I want us, I want you, I want me, I want peace

Everybody needs a place, somewhere that’s warm and safe
For shelter from this crazy world we’re in
But tonight I let the rain inside, I took away your place to hide
I’m sorry that I made you cry again

Oh oh oh oh we can make this right
Oh oh oh oh kiss me good night

I just wanna make you laugh
I just wanna see that smile
Babe we’re only here, oh, for a little while
I just wanna hold you till we fall asleep
I want love, I want us, I want you, I want me, I want peace
Yea I want peace

Oh oh oh oh we don’t have to fight
Oh oh oh oh just kiss me all night
‘Cause I want peace yeah yeah

I just wanna make you laugh
I just wanna see that smile
Babe we’re only here, oh, for a little while
I just wanna hold you till you fall asleep
I want love, I want us, I want you, I want me, I want peace

Songwriter : BLAIR DALY, NATHAN CHAPMAN, MARC ROBERGE

It is the secret of PEACE

PEACE is up to You. 🙂 Good Luck!

Abd Alkader Habak : A Photographer Dashing with Child & Camera in Syria

One Shoot Pierced Our Heart

What do you think about photographers? They are aimed at the moment. That moment is very important for their life. Because a good chance is never again. When I see my next, my friend is not there. Astonishingly he was running. He didn’t shoot but was taken in camera. He is a photographer and activist Abd Alkader Habak. This one picture resounded around the world loudly. This is a story of Aleppo, Syria. A lot has happened until now in Syria. Let’s see.

Three Children of Syria : Cry Out for Peace

Do you remember ‘Alan Kurdi‘? You already know it. He appeared dead on the beach. While trying to go to Europe to avoid civil war, his mother(35) and his brother(5) were drowned. Then all the world wanted to help Syria refugees.

Do you remember ‘Omran Daqneesh‘? He was rescued after being buried in collapsed buildings in Syria Aleppo. One picture shocked people all over the world. He was sitting in an ambulance with stained with blood and dust. I cannot repress my astonishment.

Bana Alabed, who broadcasted the current situation in real time, is also same. She got 233,653 followers. Her first words were “I need peace”. It was retweeted over 1000 times.

This three children informed the world of the misery of the Syrian civil war. They changed world’s movement for Syria.

Woeful Plight: 126 killed, 68 was children

Bombs hit a convoy of buses carrying evacuees. If you saw it with your own eyes, can you sleep? My head must be too sick. It’s horrible. 68 was children.

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Abd Alkader Habak : A Photographer Dashing with Child & Camera in Syria Syrian civil war Syria reporter Syria refugees Peace Omran Daqneesh Muhammad Alrageb CNN buses carrying evacuees Bomb beach refugee Bana Alabed ambulance Aleppo Alan Kurdi Abd Alkader Habak 68 children 126 killed

“This child was firmly holding my hand and looking at me,” he said.

An image taken by another photographer, Muhammad Alrageb, shows Habak dashing towards an ambulance, the child and his camera in his arms. He maybe only thought ‘We need to save lives’. No matter how much he took hundreds of the miserable children, his figure is much more touching. I have never seen pictures like this. And one more picture is also really touching.

Overwhelmed, Habak collapsed.

An image, shot by another photographer, shows him on his knees sobbing near the boy’s body.

“I was overcome with emotion,” he told CNN. “What I and my colleagues witnessed is indescribable.“

PEACE is up to you. 🙂 Good luck!

Guatemala National Palace : Man Hee Lee laid White Rose on Palm of Peace

National Palace : “Center of Guatemala“

Guatemala National Palace was constructed by President Jorge Ubico and started in 1939. It took four years to build and at a relatively low cost, since prisoners were forced to work in the projects for a measly 0.25 cents a day, back when Guatemala’s currency had the same value as the dollar. It was the most important building in Guatemala and was the headquarters of the President of Guatemala. The building is the origin of all the roads in the Republic. It is now a national museum.

The Palm of Peace : Why constructed?

This bronze statue, sometimes called “The Palm of Peace” is in the courtyard of the National Palace, on the site of the signing of a peace to end Guatemala’s 36-year-long civil war in 1996.

The Guatemalan Civil war ran from 1960 to 1996. It was fought between the government of Guatemala and various leftist rebel groups supported chiefly by ethnic Maya indigenous people and Ladino peasants, who together make up the rural poor. The government forces of Guatemala have been condemned for committing genocide against the Maya population of Guatemala during the civil war and for widespread human rights violations against civilians.

The White Rose : Symbol of Peace

This statue represents two left hands reaching up, representing each side of the conflict and to signify a sincere truce between the two sides. The 16 interlocking arms signify the Guatemalan people, locked in arms, determined to sustain peace and liberty, the big rock which the arms lift up.

They have a tradition concerning peace and a symbol of peace, the White Rose. To celebrate another day of peace in their country and the ever-fresh peace process, at about 11:30 AM, the Army Honor Guard, changes a white rose that has been placed on a monument in the court yard with another fresh white rose. The day old white rose, symbolizing 24 hours of peace, is then given to a guest of the country in a ceremony, held within the court yard.

List of people who lay flowers on palm

Tenzin Gyatso (The 14th Dalai Lama)
George Walker Bush (the 43rd president of the US)
Ban Ki-Moon (the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations) in 2011
Juan Manuel Santos (Colombia’s President)
Michaelle jean (27th Canada Governor General)
David Lloyd Johnston(28th Canada Governor General)
Carolyn Wright(Volunteer working in Municipal Development)
Myrna de Ruiz (worked with Peace Corps Guatemala for over 30 years)
Audrey DeLange(unclear)

* People, whose name was not mentioned

– The President of the International Football Federation

– Very successful and influential businessmen

– Political appointees

* Man Hee Lee(the Chairman of HWPL : Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light) in 2014

I’m Korean. So I want to say my feelings. I was very surprised at this news. I know very well about Ban Ki-Moon. Everyone knows him, aren’t you? Because he is the secretary- general of the United Nations. He is a public figure. But what is it? Who is the ‘Man Hee Lee‘? He is just a civilian like us. But He is in rage with the great figures. It’s so amazing!!! Don’t you wonder what he did?

HWPL : Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light

It is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which was founded in 2012. HWPL is working in conjunction with the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) and the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG). IWPG has 97 branches around 40 other nations!!! IPYG has 2.4 million people in 96 nations!!!

Its purpose is achieving world peace and the cessation of war.

How do we achieve it?

HWPL‘s SOLUTIONS are ‘International Law for Peace and Cessation of War‘ and ‘Alliance of Religions‘. It has been said to be the greatest groundbreaking and substantive solutions for peace.

Is it all talk? No : The Mindanao peace agreement

It’s a real. Mindanao civil war for 40 years and 140,000 died. How do they make peace? He prayed to God before to go Mindanao.

He said “I won’t go if God don’t accompany me.” He called all the political leaders, religious leaders and citizens together in one place.

“Raise your hands!! If you want peace!!”, he shouted. Everyone raised their hands!!!! So two leader of Catholic and Muslim signed the peace agreement.

It gave me the chills. 40 years of Catholic and Muslim religious war was over. Wow. Guatemala give credit for this big event.

After 2 years, 10,000 people are in line to greet the HWPL, they established ‘HWPL Day’ on March 14th and they erected the monument. I was deeply moved by this news. 🙂 Many things are happening all over the world. Peace is not just their problem. ‘PEACE’ is up to you. Good luck!! 🙂

“Man Hee Lee, brought a powerful message that adds to the power to achieve peace that we hope and desire. It means HWPL and MILF are partner for peace.” – MILF chairman of Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim

World News : “Unknown things in the home”

It’s the bloom of spring

What are you doing in your room? Sometimes I want to stay at home and sometimes I want to go outside. I have mixed feelings. It is hard to explain. In fact, there are many people to have hard time. Something that we can’t control makes it hard for you to live. Don’t worry, little bro. We’ll back you up. World News will go to you.

It’s our story in the world

You are not alone

#World News [Back Yard Roller Coaster : I love you, dad.]

Scott Brazelton can’t go home many times because he is a navy pilot. So he is always sorry to his son Wyatt. He decided to build roller coaster!!! Many people say ‘It is a crazy thing’ but he is so happy while making. He spent only 3 months and 1000 dollars.

#World News [You May Want to Marry My Husband]

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, best-celling author of 28 childeren’s picture books, wrote a column to find husband’s match. She had been treated for terminal cancer since 2015. She died at 51. It was just 10 days after ‘The New York Times’ published her column. It touched many people’s hearts. She said “The most genuine, non-vase-oriented gift I can hope for is that the right person reads this, finds Jason, and another love story begins.”

#World News [Puppy Born Without Front Legs : So Cute] ‘kangaroo puppy’

This puppy was born without front legs, but he is the happiest. We really need to watch this video. He is really happy. He don’t be sad at all. Whenever I watch this video, I become very happy. 24 millions watched this video on Facebook.

The world is full of suffering but it is also full of people overcoming it.
– Helen Keller

168 Million Child Workers : “They’re Eating my Flesh and Blood.”

What kind of childhood did you have?

Sometimes people used to cast back to their childhood. What do you think of it? What do you feel? In my case, I lived a fairly “normal” childhood. Only just sometimes I was home alone. In childhood photographs, I was always laughing. But in someone’s early days happiness was totally absent. When your happiness is spilling over, someone must fight deep poverty and the world. Perhaps it would be only a few people around him but he can feel “there is no one on my side”. These child workers had a pretty tough childhood.

Whose story?

This is the story of 168 million

Cocoa farm in 5 years

Someone asked “What do you think about people who are enjoying chocolate in other countries?” He answered, “I undergo much sufferings to make this thing but they just enjoy it. They’re eating my flesh and blood.”

Real Palm oil farm

“The supervisor took me to narrow, windowless hut. Both adults and children slept hugging each other. I don’t receive any payments. Rather the company took my money in the name of providing food and a place.”

Tobacco farm

Children smoke 2 packs a half every day. Why? Because they are exposed to tobacco leaves for a long time. I’m not saying they really smoke. In fact children, who were working all day, suffered from coughing, dizziness and vomiting habitually.

‘Child workers’ Facts and figures

Global number of children in child labour has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children. More than half of them, 85 million, are in hazardous work (down from 171 million in 2000).

Agriculture remains by far the most important sector where child labourers can be found (98 million, or 59%), but the problems are not negligible in services (54 million) and industry (12 million) – mostly in the informal economy.

Child labour among girls fell by 40% since 2000, compared to 25% for boys.

_{Source: Marking progress against child labour – Global estimates and trends 2000-2012 (ILO-IPEC, 2013).}

So what? It’s not your fault

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE 168 Million Child Workers : "They're Eating my Flesh and Blood." Tobacco farm Palm oil farm Isadora Duncan ILO Dietrich Bonhoeffer Cocoa farm childhood Child workers

You may want to think “It’s not my fault. so what?” I understand it. Also my intention is not to blame. I just want to inform current situation and I want to solve it if I could. ‘The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.’ (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) I have nothing but it’s better than doing nothing. 🙂 Do you want to join us? Lots of luck!

“So long as little children are allowed to suffer, there is no true love in this world.” – Isadora Duncan

Finland’s experiment : Basic income system “I don’t care you”

“No song, no supper” vs “Basic income”

Sir Thomas More suggested ‘Basic income’ in 1516. But doing now is different from the initial intention. Because it is conditional ‘basic income’.

Is ‘Basic income’ possible? 🙂

Finland’s experiment : I don’t care you

It was hard to find a job today. Phew, I need to eat a little rice in order save today. It’s sad to see my bankbook. (He is reading bankbook) What!?!?!! What’s this!?!?!?!! What’s this 700 dollars?! Then I felt the burning tears run down my face, and it was steady again. This unemployed man is very thankful for country and very proud of it.

It is a Finland’s experiment. KELA(Finnish institution) selected 2,000 unemployed who are 25 to 53 at random. Kela started to give 700 dollars from January. No strings attached to it. Don’t care if they don’t report their using. Even if you get a job, you can keep getting money. Wow.

Why? Why do Finland start? Unemployment has soared in Finland to about 8.1%. They did not get a job to not miss out on unemployment benefits. If government give money to this unemployed, Finland predict that this men will try hard to be economically active. Another reason is that basic income can narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. Government will tax the rich a lot more(4 times in analysis) and unequal division will disappear. Furthermore, It will decrease overall benefit costs.

So what do they behave?

Writing this article, I realized that Those who have money have two choices : appreciate or cash in. All problems stem form our mind. It is inside you all along. Outcome of this Finland’s experiment depends on stated of their mind. That’s amazing, isn’t it? Why? I think that those, who don’t go to work to receive unemployment benefits, will be lazy as in the past. This is my idea. But Finland really believe them in my eyes. Would they know Finland’s mind? This is really experiment of humanity.

I think that if Finland really want to change them, the answer is to educate heart. Foster values. I know it’s so cliche, and everyone knows this answer. But they don’t know how to achieve. What is the answer? It is no longer a day to do experiment this and that, but to really find the answer. We look forward to hearing from Finland. 🙂

FOR PEACE : Ein bißchen Frieden by Nicole Flieg

**“Ein bißchen Frieden” (“A Little Peace“) by Nicole Flieg**

Just like a flower when winter begins
just like a candle blown out in the wind
Just like a bird that can no longer fly
I’m feeling that way sometimes

But then as I’m falling weighed down by the load
I picture a light at the end of the road
And closing my eyes
I can see through the dark
The dream that is in my heart

A little loving, a little giving
To build a dream for the world we live in
A little patience and understanding
For our tomorrow a little peace

A little sunshine a sea of gladness
To wash away all the tears of sadness
A little hoping, a little praying
For our tomorrow a little peace

I feel I’m a leaf in the November snow
I felt to the ground there was no one below
So now I am helpless alone with my song
Just wishing the storm was gone

A little loving, a little giving
To build a dream for the world we live in
A little patience and understanding
For our tomorrow a little peace

A little sunshine a sea of gladness
To wash away all the tears of sadness
A little hoping a little praying
For our tomorrow a little peace

We are feathers on the breeze
Sing with me my song of peace
We are feathers on the breeze
Sing with me my song of peace

Good luck 🙂

‘Sam-Il-Jeol’ Independence Movement Day & 33 Korean Religious Leaders

Today is the Sam-il-jeol Independence Movement Day(March 1) in South Korea. Do you have any independence day in your countries? In fact, when I just lived only in South Korea, I can‘t feel anything. I thought that of course everyone has Independence Day until now. But it’s not. I’m curious about what the difference is. It depends on who you are but Cultural differences maybe can exist. It is important to know what standards the majority of society has. HAHAHA I don’t mean to say this. Let me introduce Samiljeol. 🙂

History : Why did it happen?

On every March 1st, Korean streets filled with national flags. It commemorate a national independence movement in 1919. What happened in 1919? They suffered discrimination terribly during Japanese colonial rule. The rule of force, cultural obliteration, extortion of their land made life difficult. People from all walks of life suffered lot of damage for the past ten years. At this moment, Woodrow Wilson(28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921) announced <Fourteen Points>. It contains spirit of ‘Principle of National Self-determination‘. It activate national independence movement.

Independence Movement Day : 33 Korean leaders

In 1919 Han Yong-un, one of the 33 Korean leaders, read the country’s Declaration of Independence at the Taehwagwan Restaurant in Seoul. 33 Korean leaders consisted of 16 to Christianity, 15 to Catholicism and 2 to Buddhism. What is surprising is that religious leaders initiate action. Corrupt religious leaders of course existed. But at times some religious leaders are really cool.

After March 1st Movement, result is rally 1,542, participants 2,023,089, deaths 7,509, wounded 15,961, those arrested 52,770, burned church 47 and private houses 715(from Japan). Even though this movement caused a lot of casualties by Japan’s brutal crackdown, this national movement showed the patriotism of our people both internally and externally.

How can I forget about Yoo Gwan-soon!!! Japanese military police tortured Yoo Gwan-soon, who died in prison in 1920 at 18. The scope of the torture was beyond our expectation. Maybe it is too painful… My heart was broken…

Lastly, Kim Gu’s quote is moving. We must need highly-developed culture. I want to write about this more.

The only thing that I desire in infinite quantity is the power of a highly-developed culture. This is because the power of culture both makes ourselves happy and gives happiness to others. – Kim Gu

Syrian Rebels won’t Attend Peace Talks

Syrian civil war is not end

Syrian civil war is approaching for the sixth consecutive year. The result of Syrian civil war is 450,000 deaths and 12 million refugees. This is so terrible. It seemed an awfully long time for Syrian people. On December 30th last year, the Syrian government forces and Syrian Rebels called a total cease-fire. On December 31th last year, the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting Syria’s total cease-fire.

But volatile energy is happening again. Syrian Rebels won’t attend Peace Talks. Why? What’s certain is that It is not just Rebel’s fault.

Syrian Rebels claims bomb damage after the truce

According to British broadcasting BBC, many Syrian rebels issued a joint statement on January 2. “The alliance with government forces are in violation of a cease-fire agreement to continue the bombing.” These Syrian rebels stressed “If Syria Government forces continued to breach an agreement, Syrian rebels will suspend all discussions related to peace talks held in Astana, Kazakhstan.”

Syria Government forces attacked a Barada valley in northwest of Damascus. It is a strategic location that is in charge of Syrian capital’s main water supply.

Do you know the Wadi Barada media office? It is a civic group that report massive air strikes. Syrian Rebels added ‘There were at least nine times of air strikes form January 1st. 6 were killed and 73 were wounded.

What else can we do to stop War?

Have you ever fell in love? Yes or No? What do you do when you are in love? Someone can say “When I’m in love, I bet my life” and another can say “I am alive only when I love”. Can you see my point? 🙂

Peace is like ‘Love’. Here is the answer. There can be no peace without love. Do you bet your life? Can you say “I am alive only when I cry out for peace”? But that’s easier said than done.

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. ” – Lev Tolstoy

So we must change myself. 🙂 Good luck to you.

African Refugee in a Suitcase “Refugee have no choice”

African Refugee in Suitcase

Monday (local time) Britain BBC reported that African refugee hiding in a suitcase was caught by the Spanish border guards of the North Africa. He want to go to the ‘Ceuta‘. He is a 19-year-old man from Gabon. He received first aid shortly after discovery.

Refugee’s stories is a lot. Nowadays there is a continuing major refugee problem. I’ll tell you more.

One woman hid under the dashboard space and one man hid under rear seat. What’s surprising is that two man and woman hid in the same car. She received first aid with breathing troubles.

January 1st, the 1,100 refugee wanted to slip across the border in Ceuta. Then, Morocco military police come into conflict with 1,100 refugee. Both suffered injuries one after the other.

Refugee have no choice

What do you think? In fact, It is not near from us. We wake up without any sense. He could drink coffee, we could go to School. But Refugee have no choice. How miserable it is!!! It is not pity. Do you think Refugee is the same person like us?

If you or your family lived like that, You will be very upset. You can not sleep to resolve this issue. But we may or may not solve the problem of us. I understand that we are equally hard. I hope that we have to try a little harder. We must solve the problem.

“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.” – Jimmy Carter

“The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.”- Jawaharlal Nehru

PEACE can be achieved. We can do it. 🙂

Connected : The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

First, Like attracts like. Their color is similar. Second, the blue thing is almost alone.

So it is very important to make people who around you happy

It is the secret of PEACE

O.A.R. – Peace

It is the secret of PEACE

PEACE is up to You. 🙂 Good Luck!

One Shoot Pierced Our Heart

Three Children of Syria : Cry Out for Peace

Woeful Plight: 126 killed, 68 was children

Overwhelmed, Habak collapsed.

PEACE is up to you. 🙂 Good luck!

National Palace : “Center of Guatemala“

The Palm of Peace : Why constructed?

The White Rose : Symbol of Peace

List of people who lay flowers on palm

Ban Ki-Moon (the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations) in 2011

* Man Hee Lee(the Chairman of HWPL : Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light) in 2014

HWPL : Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light

Its purpose is achieving world peace and the cessation of war.

How do we achieve it?

Is it all talk? No : The Mindanao peace agreement

It’s the bloom of spring

It’s our story in the world

You are not alone

#World News [Back Yard Roller Coaster : I love you, dad.]

#World News [You May Want to Marry My Husband]

#World News [Puppy Born Without Front Legs : So Cute] ‘kangaroo puppy’

What kind of childhood did you have?

Whose story?

This is the story of 168 million

Cocoa farm in 5 years

Real Palm oil farm

Tobacco farm

‘Child workers’ Facts and figures

So what? It’s not your fault

“So long as little children are allowed to suffer, there is no true love in this world.” – Isadora Duncan

“No song, no supper” vs “Basic income”

Is ‘Basic income’ possible? 🙂

Finland’s experiment : I don’t care you

So what do they behave?

“Ein bißchen Frieden” (“A Little Peace“) by Nicole Flieg

History : Why did it happen?

Independence Movement Day : 33 Korean leaders

Syrian civil war is not end

Syrian Rebels claims bomb damage after the truce

What else can we do to stop War?

African Refugee in Suitcase

Refugee have no choice

“The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.”- Jawaharlal Nehru

First, Like attracts like. Their color is similar.
Second, the blue thing is almost alone.

**“Ein bißchen Frieden” (“A Little Peace“) by Nicole Flieg**