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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. 🙂

Make 2017 a peace for year : Antonio Guterres ‘Appeal for peace’

Happy New Year!!!

There are three days through the New Year’s Day. Have you made your New Year’s resolutions? Let’s see Antonio Guterres’s resolution.

Make 2017 a peace for year

Antonio Guterres took office as the ninth UN secretary-general on Sunday.

Before starting work on his first day, he gave a new year’s address. He said he will make 2017 a peace for year.

“On this New Year’s Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year’s resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first. Let us make 2017 a year in which we all — citizens, governments, leaders — strive to overcome our differences.”

He seem to have a strong will for peace. This year is really special. Many people cry out for peace. However, achieving peace is really difficult. Donald Trump also criticized UN as a “club for people to get together, talk and have a good time”. He have to try hard to show ‘UN is Not’.

One Question on his heart

Antonio Guterres said one question weighs heavy on his heart. “That is: how can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no end in sight?”

He is a leader of UN. We know that. But his speech was not impressing as he said well. Do you really think it make sense? I was shocked when I discovered my insensibility. I am just ordinary citizens and Antonio Guterres is a leader of UN!!! It was surprising. The same applies to you. Do you have any ‘Question’ on your heart? Most of the people don’t have any question.

“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. … live in the question.” – Rainer Maria Rilke, ‘Letters to a Young Poet’

What for do I live? What’s important to me? May I live like this? It is not so bad to look for your question. Then you can feel the value, too. You can understand how great saying of Antonio Guterres is.

Let’s go our way. Are you ready? I’m expecting you. 🙂

Saint Francis of Assisi “Peace Prayer”

“Peace Prayer”

“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.”

This peace prayer makes me solemn. This makes me feel abashed to my life.

Saint Francis of Assisi(1182~1226)

He was born into a rich family. He left behind all money and lived in poverty.

When he was 20 years old, he was held captive for one year. That incident had a big impact on his life. He took no pleasure in his secular life any more.

Church of St. Francis of Assisi is famous for tourist destination.

Have you heard of the famous anecdote about this ‘peace prayer’?

One evening there was someone knocking the door of the Saint Francis. A tough leprosy patient was standing out. He is so cold so he entreat Francis to get warm in the room for a moment.

He took leprosy patient by the hand to lead him into the room. Then the patient want to have a dinner again. The two ate dinner together.

Late into the night, the patient is too cold. So the patient asked again the Francis to melt him in the nude. He make him warm.

When Saint Francis woke up in the next day, The patient was an illusion. Francis was aware of God. And he gave ‘peace prayer‘ to God.

How did you spend your this morning?

Listen to the inner voice.

Why don’t you make your ‘Peace Prayer’?

Go only your peace way. I hoped it. 🙂

Next UN Secretary General ‘António Guterres’ “Syria peace is a top priority”

“Syria peace is a top priority”

António Guterres emphasized that The end of the Syria civil war is more urgent than any other issue. Also He shouted ‘The United Nations should be changed.’

“Our most serious shortcoming — and here I refer to the entire international community – is our inability to prevent crises.”

“The United Nations system has not yet done enough to prevent and respond to the appalling crimes of sexual violence and exploitation committed under the UN flag against those we are supposed to protect.”

“We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the United Nations Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance and solidarity. All major religions embrace these principles, and we strive to reflect them in our daily lives.” – Inaugural address(12 DECEMBER 2016)

After inaugural address, he said in interview that It’s time to finish a crazy things happening in Syria civil war. He added There are no winners and all losers in the Syria civil war. Even if there are divergence of opinion and disagreements between the United Nations member states, There is something more valuable. The value of Syria peace is necessary to us all. Guterres hoped that everyone will be acceptable to Syria peace.

In fact in Aleppo on where the most fierce battle is going, the government took control of region that rebels seized more than 90 per cent.

The current UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon express deep regret at news that a lot of civilians are massacred in Aleppo.

Whose fault?

what do we have to do?

Who is responsible?

I hope that Syria peace will come. I want to see Syira baby’s smile.