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Closeup View of
A Colorful Male Pheasant
What do you think this is? 👀
Guess who I am...... |
Take a guess. Peekaboo~~ |
Yes, it's me. It's a male pheasant. |
What do you think this is? 👀
Guess who I am...... |
Take a guess. Peekaboo~~ |
Yes, it's me. It's a male pheasant. |
In Korea, there is a saying, "Small peppers are spicy."
When I saw a little bird making a big hole in the tree, I remembered the proverb.
(Do never underestimate the little bird.)
I kept hearing the sound of a "Ddadak-ddada da da ......" tree, and when I looked at it, a small bird stuck to the tree and kept pecking with its beak.
So I took out my cell phone and took a video, but it was disappointing that it flew away quickly.
When I watch this video, I think of HWPL, this organization of peace.
Although it is still small as a small bird, it is a great organization of peace that continues to work for peace and builds world peace.
A certain word in the Bible that comes to mind whenever I see HWPL is "Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be."
Below are quotes from HWPL Chairman Man Hee Lee 'HWPL's 5th Annual Commemoration of DPCW'.
Due to the trial and great tribulation of COVID-19 that has come upon the whole world, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) family members of peace participated in HWPL's 5th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) online from their respective countries.
HWPL’s messengers of peace, in order to achieve peace and cessation of war as a legacy for future generations, have been touring each country of the world since the year 2013, and met with dignitaries (personages) from the world of politics, civil society, and religion and requested (or suggested) these dignitaries to participate in the World Peace Summit held in Seoul, and the dignitaries of each country accepted. So, on September 18th, 2014, the World Peace Summit was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
At this time, approximately 200,000 people gathered. Through the number of those in attendance and the sight of this day’s event, I was able to see all the participants longing for global cessation of war, freedom, peace, and love. The dignitaries from each country who saw the sights of this day’s event were moved to tears, and they shouted for peace and even danced with joy.
There was a banquet starting on the evening of September 17th, and gatherings and meetings for the realization of peace were held by each department until the 19th. On the 19th, at the event’s grand conference room, the leading politicians of each country, religious leaders of each group, directors of each organization, reporters of each media group, and presidents of each university, which was approximately 4,000 people total, gathered to have a meeting; it was a matter of great importance, promising the enactment of an international peace law and for religions to become one in God. Politicians promised to enact an international peace law, religious leaders promised to have religions become one in God, each organization’s director from various countries promised to urge this work, and reporters of media groups from various countries promised to frequently cover this by signing an agreement, and with this, they made a promise with God and with all the people of the world.
Since this day, in order to achieve world peace and cessation of war and make it a legacy for future generations, HWPL has gone around the world 31 times, emphasizing the need for the enactment of an international peace law and the great alliance of religions for the cessation of war and world peace. For this, 21 legal experts from around the world were selected to form the International Law Peace Committee and centered around these people, the 10 articles and 38 clauses of the DPCW were created and were proclaimed to the world on March 14, 2016. Additionally, religious leaders have opened WARP offices in various countries of the world and have continuously made efforts to achieve an alliance of religions by uniting under the greatest truth, the most trustworthy scripture, through the religious scripture comparison discussions.
The family members of HWPL have hosted the anniversary event for the World Peace Summit every September, and they are carrying out what they promised to God and all the people of the world. All the people of the world have become messengers of peace, and from around the world, they are crying out for peace through the slogan “We are one.“
Russia invaded Ukraine and a war broke out. Global interest in the reason for the war between Russia and Ukraine continues. The broadcasted reasons for the invasion were mentioned as the issue of joining NATO and a fight over the energy hegemony, but "war" can never be justified in the global community no matter what reason would that be. As can be seen from the Russian and Ukrainian incidents, the world has yet to end the war and wants peace.
The lesson 12 from HWPL Peace Textbook below informs the conditions necessary to achieve the completion of the peace that mankind has been waiting for. There are various causes that threaten our lives, such as terrorism, civil war, racial conflict, and religious war. Countless factors in achieving peace has become the homework for us to solve. Now, HWPL Peace Textbook says that we all should be the leaders of peace in order to achieve world peace with our hands.
Andrei Sakharov, a Russian physicist, received the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize for his work against nuclear experimentation. He greatly contributed to the former Soviet Union’s weapon development during World War II and joined the Lebedev Physics Institute in 1945. His research team joined the secret research in the development of hydrogen bombs, and he was forced into the research as a result. The former Soviet Union was able to successfully create a hydrogen bomb three times during his research. Sakharov gained great honor and wealth. However, at the same time, he became very skeptical as he knew that nuclear weapons could cause far greater wars and fear than ever before. There was an accident during a nuclear experiment where a young girl lost her life, and Sakharov felt great anger towards the irresponsibility of the government that insincerely handled the incident. In the end, Sakharov became opposed to nuclear experimentation and urged for its prohibition by writing papers and books scientifically proving the biological risks. His work led to the former Soviet Union announcing the suspension of nuclear experimentation, and later influenced the Soviet Union, the United States, and England to sign the Treaty of Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere in Outer Space and Under Water in 1963. However, Sakharov’s work for the prohibition of nuclear experimentation wasn’t always easy. On 22 January 1980, he was arrested and exiled while protesting the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan and had to forfeit all awards and medals given by the former Soviet Union. During his exile, the country threatened him several times with confinement to a mental hospital and even death. It was not until 1986 that Sakharov was reinstated by the Soviet government, and he worked for human rights and peace without stopping until his death in 1989.
Peace is one of the core teachings of religion. Most religious scriptures teach peace, justice, human dignity, respect, harmony, etc. However, these messages in the scriptures are often ignored or misinterpreted. Therefore, the fundamental reason behind religious conflict is from misunderstandings, or perhaps, ignorance of scriptures, which is the standard of each religion. Therefore, true believers should not cause or ignore conflicts, but instead, love and practice peace.
“All men tremble at punishment: all men love life. Likening others to oneself, one should neither slay nor cause slaughter.” – Buddhism
“Let us be in peace and harmony with our Earth and with the skies. Let us be in harmony with the waters and with the plant kingdom; Let us be in harmony with the forests. Let us be in peace and harmony with the Devas. May we dedicate this invocation for harmony everywhere. May the Lord make a gift of peace to us and to all men. May harmony be established by removing what is dreadful. May harmony be established by removing what is sinful. May peace and harmony reign everywhere.” – Hinduism
“He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.” – Christianity
Traditionally, security for intergovernmental organizations and nations alone are insufficient when responding to diverse conflict situations. Active cooperation of all participants in the international community, including civil society, non-governmental organizations, and businesses is necessary. A governance for security is also needed. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which is a non-governmental organization, was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize and has achieved peace work that countries and intergovernmental organizations have been unable to accomplish. The ICAN, which was established in 2007, received an agreement from 122 states and passed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) during the UN General Assembly in July 2017. The TPNW is a treaty that completely prohibits nuclear weapons, which are weapons of inhumane mass destruction including the development, experimentation, production, manufacture, acquisition, possession, stockpiling, transfer, and use of nuclear weapons of parties. The treaty was officially enforced on 22 January 2021 after Honduras became the 50th ratifying state. Of course, there are people who criticize that it is a powerless treaty because none of the states that hold nuclear weapons have ratified it. Regardless, it is regarded as a groundbreaking treaty in which it has outlawed nuclear weapons in the ratifying states and has greatly influenced the raising of awareness of nuclear weapon illegalization. The ICAN was able to progress towards the efforts to destruct nuclear weapons which the UN, intergovernmental organizations, and individual states could not achieve. This is a representative example of the importance of non-governmental organizations in realizing peace.
Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (Hereinafter HWPL) was established on 25 May 2013 for world peace and it is a non-governmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC. As a non-governmental organization that aims to achieve cessation of war and world peace, HWPL is proposing practical measures to overcome the limitations of states and international organizations for world peace while also building a peace governance that includes civil society and religion. HWPL is also leading solidarity and cooperation for peace among states and intergovernmental organizations. HWPL’s peace activities propose a clear answer to peace, which is conflict prevention, conflict solution, maintaining peace, and spreading a culture of peace. HWPL’s peace activities aim to achieve peace, which is the greatest legacy, for the future generations.
The world is not yet peaceful. There are various causes that threaten lives such as terrorism, civil wars, ethnic conflicts, religious wars, etc. These countless factors that indirectly disturb peace must still be solved. Now, we must all become leaders of peace to achieve world peace with our own hands. Achieving peace is not difficult. To achieve peace, we must first have “courage” and a “peace-loving heart.” Our actions for peace are not insignificant. We must remember that this is the path for humanity, and it will leave peace to the future generations. Individuals, civil society, nations, and international organizations must all cooperate and work together to become “messengers of peace.” HWPL is working with the youth, women, and all people of the world to work for the “completion of peace,” which is the desire of all humanity. A world of peace created through the enactment of international peace law, religious harmony, and peace education will be the greatest and most brilliant legacy to be passed onto the future generations forever. We can achieve world peace that humanity has long-awaited. We are one!
A Dead Tree |
Living trees make mountains green.
On the other hand, how does a dead tree affect a mountain?
It can carry pests or make mountains sick.
The more living trees there are, the healthier the mountain becomes.
The more dead trees there are, the sicker the mountain becomes.
What do you think?
I don't want you to become such a dead tree that doesn't move about peace and doesn't care about peace in the global community like the dead tree above.
If you liken this global village to a mountain, you who live and move for peace will probably be a living and breathing healthy tree that supplies the best clear peace air.
Below are trees(peace messengers) that provide the clear air of peace by people who move alive for peace in the global community of peace advocates.