HAPPY UNITED NATIONS DAY
Let’s also reflect on the official creation of the United Nations Day, today, October 24, 1945.
As we all know, the theme of the United Nations is let us continue to work together to unleash the power of humanity and give people the opportunity to live freely, think freely, talk freely, breathe freely, and love freely. And in the face of difficult challenges, let us prove that we are capable of building a better world together.
That’s just the way it is
To appreciate how playing with the fire of racial
hatred is so tense with unintended consequences & it will be good for all
to remember that mutual recognition is a precondition for social trust. A sense
of self-worth by any group in society is only partially internal; it also
depends on the willingness of other competing groups in the general public to
acknowledge the worth of the other.
That vow was badly broken for a while now. Now,
hopefully, during the American presidential election of 2024, Kamala Harris is
crusading to bring back all the memories of peaceful living, reassert nonviolent
legacies into the Whitehouse (People’s House), once again, to work together as
“a perfect union”.
When one country attacks another, other countries
should not be supporting with arms, must also avoid instigating and provoking
the volatile situations. The only league established for this nature of
predicament, the United Nations, should use the rule of law and try to find
ways of preserving peace from start to end with channel of communications first
and foremost and the rest of other member countries should refrain, unless they
reject, from stirring up the dust on both foes only to produce more dirt.
What surprises
us is, while we continue to commemorate and mourn showing our empathy “Lest We
Forget” for all those who have lost their lives gratuitously but obediently,
the world is still continuing to amass weapons of mass destructions.
We no longer live in the draconian time of “see no
evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil”. It’s time to speak what’s on our mind,
especially, if it is deemed prejudicial to our society.
In truth, we all
have our own unique cultural predispositions while growing up in different
social and educational settings that may not gratify everyone.
Reverence is
long overdue, empathetically. Nevertheless, this is not a blame or hostility
for the arrogances, invasions or maltreatments of the past or whatever you want
to call it. It’s absolutely essential to know history, how far society has come
travelling a stifling journey and to give the concept of sorry and
reconciliation for the significance this day upholds.
This may sound
so harsh but take a heed or make no mistake that anything is possible if we
mindfully put our heart in anything we do. Change is possible.
We need to break
free from negative emotions of the past & outdated beliefs of generational
scenario, inherited collective mind-patterns that have kept our parents &
ancestors in captivity, without blaming anyone, creating so much of their
suffering for eternities manifesting in our misery today.
Knowledge isn’t
generally the driver of our behaviors.
We often don’t do what we should do because of inattention, apathy, avoidance,
fear of ostracism, racism, being too busy, confronting an unsupportive
environment, a negative attitude or habit or routine without being labelled a
pushover.
Any society
should learn from the outdated past systems of governance or any covenants and
stride forward with renewed approach of openness and accountability in any
social relations, business dealings or political capitulations in any endeavors in the rapidly
changing world, talking openly without being accused whether against Royals or
any managing authority.
The recent
visits of Royals to Australia, for whatever reasons, caused a stir among our
open society to speak their minds without causing any wrongdoing, just because
no one is allowed to say anything against Royals. That’s an outdated policy, if
we don’t say anything, nothing will change. I for one like to speak up with
respect if I think something is wrong with authorities in our world.
In modern day
we’ve breeds of new generations who want new style of governance for an
absolute change for society. They couldn’t watch the terrible wars, abuses and
uses spreading in the world we live in. All they want is speak what is needed,
to create peace using their freedom of speech, rather than seeing Royals doing
the same longstanding visits needlessly and doing nothing worthwhile.
What was the
purpose of Royal visits? What exactly was being achieved by the visits rather
than doing the same deep-rooted touring and to handshake business as usual
royalists? I’m only reflecting on what I have seen ever since I can remember
what all Royals do for living. Of
course,
it was splendid to see them up and running.
Remember, we
can’t change the past but we can shape up our future only by forgiveness,
empathy, consideration and reconciliation.
It’s now time we
draw a line under the differences of the past and work together to build
consensus around a proposal for change without hostility.
No matter what
has happened in the past, we can’t obliterate history. What we can do now,
nevertheless, is forgive and move on knowing that the benefits are much greater
than playing politics in a continuous vicious cycle to fix the past hefty
maltreatments and all delinquencies with so much substantiated mendacities for
vengeance.
Also, what we
believe individually and collectively, whether good or bad,
right or wrong, true or false, will be determined by our creed, values, beliefs
and principles that will shape the final outcome.
It is a mentality that is willing and able to
reflect on the past experiences, past actions and their outcomes. It is only
through such reflections that one learns one’s strengths, weaknesses and the
environment and conditions in which actions were undertaken and what could have
been done differently that could have resulted in a constructive outcome. It is
not enough to admit collective failure. One needs to evaluate one’s role in the
failure.
Today, it’s not
enough to create change at the level of symptoms and structures. We need to
work together even more deeply to change the underlying paradigms of thought
and to connect with our deeper sources of creativity and self in a
heterogeneous society.
The process of
unifying people is difficult and the road to agreement is often littered with
the debris of historical grievances, animosity and resentment.
However, we
can’t continue living in the past anymore, whether we like it or not errors do
happen. We have the choice to move forward with a comprehensive social change,
compromise, recognition and resolution. “I walk slowly, but I never walk
backward.” –Abraham Lincoln
However, we are
all interconnected humans fundamentally and we can’t afford to abandon our
moralities and privileges to coexist harmoniously.
Today, because
of all those who made the difference before us and those who are making the
change for a better society now, we’re able to live side by side even though
the road to change is still far away from reaching “the mountain top”.
A better and more peaceful world can only be attained by societies developing basic principles of altruism, supporting others thru individual empowerment, practicing non-violence and self-development thru inner transformation.
It’s not
rational anymore to accept that the “western” world is democratic, and the rest
is “undemocratic”. This is a misconception that merely rests on vindictive
thinking of dichotomy and things don’t have to be accepted just the way it is
anymore.
The rule of law
or democracy is not an advantage that you can automatically get because you are
in a certain environmental location or upbringing. It is rather an innate
virtue we all humans are entitled to enjoy. If we accept anything, the
old-fashioned way, “That’s just the way it is”, nothing will change and neither
can we.
Anything we do
doesn’t have to be “That’s just the way it is”. If we want change or different
outcome, we’ve to try doing differently.
You know what, society created the system, law, rules…
society can change
anything. Therefore, it’s time to change those old guiding lights that was built long time
ago only to serve its creators.
May those who
have lost their lives in all unjustly maltreatments and wars in our past and to
this modern day, Rest In Peace, and also sending condolences to their grieving
families and loved ones.
The truth might hurt but must be told, regardless.
Let’s all not
take sides or condone it but stand up to the problem.
Let’s all stand up for change!
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