We All Need Basic Human Values Rooted

Our World Is Increasingly Interdependent, But I Wonder If We Truly Understand That Our Interdependent Human Community Has To Be Compassionate; Compassionate In Our Choice Of Goals, Compassionate In Our Means Of Cooperation And Our Pursuit Of These Goals.

Love And Kindness Are The Very Basis Of Society. If We Lose These Feelings, Society Will Face Tremendous Difficulties; The Survival Of Humanity Will Be Endangered.

We All Have The Potential To Show Others Love And Affection, But As We Progress In Our Materialistic World, These Values Tend To Remain Dormant. We Can Develop Them On The Basis Of Common Sense, Common Experience And Scientific Findings. The Response To The Recent Tragedy In The Philippines Is An Example Of How Such Values Are Awakened; People Helped Simply Because Others Are Suffering And In Need Of Support.

It Is My Belief That Whereas The Twentieth Century Has Been A Century Of War And Untold Suffering, The Twenty-first Century Should Be One Of Peace And Dialogue. As The Continued Advances In Information Technology Make Our World A Truly Global Village, I Believe There Will Come A Time When War And Armed Conflict Will Be Considered An Outdated And Obsolete Method Of Settling Differences Among Nations And Communities.

To Conquer Oneself Is A Greater Victory Than To Conquer Thousands In A Battle.