Peacebuilding Puzzles: jointly Charting a Path to a New Future
Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze
Zhang-men-ren of Tai Ji Men
Vice President of the Association of World Citizens,
NGO in Consultative Status with ECOSOC and Associated with the UN DPI
President of the Federation of World Peace and Love
October 9, 2023
Your Excellency, Mr. Pakalitha Mosisili, former Prime Minister of Lesotho, Mr. Benmoussa, Mr. Huskic, Shishir, Naaz, Massimo, Dear Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Good evening!
I sincerely welcome you all to tonight's World Leader Summit of Love and Peace and gala dinner!
Over the years, the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL) has been organizing the "World Leader Summit of Love and Peace" around the world as we believe that the gathering of kind-hearted people and like-minded friends will surely bring together positive energy to reshape the world for the better. Thank you for joining hands on the journey of love and peace, transcending races and national boundaries, for humanity’s common well-being, destiny, and future. Through your influence in different fields and with global solidarity and cooperation, we will continue to inspire global citizens’ conscience, motivating everyone to do good deeds. Let us hold the hands of more people to bravely move forward to complete the blueprint of peace that we share and march towards a sustainable future for all humankind.
The world is one, and all creatures are just like our brothers and sisters. When we cherish and listen to our conscience, which is a precious treasure, no one would want to create conflict. As we look around, natural disasters, man-made calamities, epidemics, and diseases have continued to plague the world. In such a dangerous environment, we must have a fundamental solution to unlock everyone’s shackles and to guide people in the right direction, allowing them to move forward on the path of light. The fundamental solution is conscience. The awakening of conscience in every citizen of the world will lead to good deeds, and every act of conscience will produce an unlimited butterfly effect, which will turn the world toward goodness and light, so that there will be no more suffering, everyone will be happy, and the world will be at peace.
Over the past twenty plus years, FOWPAL has traveled to six continents, and through various forms of cultural exchange activities, we have been spreading the message of love and peace and awakening global citizens’ sincerity, kindness, and willingness to change themselves from the bottom of their hearts, and to do their parts for themselves and the world. Through the "World Leader Summit of Love and Peace" and ceremonies of ringing the "Bell of World Peace and Love,” we have gathered wishes for peace from influential leaders all over the world. Our collective efforts have made the United Nations’ designation of April 5 as the International Day of Conscience possible, and people worldwide have shown their support for this UN day. Conscience needs to be put into practice before it can be revitalized and brought into full play, allowing everyone's kind heart and power of hope to help the world! Last month, FOWPAL celebrated the first anniversary of the World Day of the Power of Hope on September 23 in New York. It is hoped that everyone's conscience and power of hope will motivate their positive actions to ensure the safety and sustainability of human beings. As stated in the Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope, “Love and conscience activate the power of unselfish and altruistic hope for peace. Where there is hope, there will be action, and where there is concerted action of conscience, there will be success.”
Each of you here today is a highly influential leader of conscience, having been committed and dedicated to love and peace in your area of expertise. We come from different parts of the world, from various cultural backgrounds, but we all share something in common: we all hold in our hands the key to activating our conscience and changing the world for the better. Each of us, like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, is indispensable to the blueprint for a sustainable future, and each of us is a key player in building a peaceful world. I am very happy and eager to hear about your experiences and valuable insights regarding the practice of peace tonight.
Let us unite our power of hope and actions to foster a culture of peace and conscience. We hope that this positive force of solidarity will lead the Earth towards the path of sustainable development, so that the energy of goodness will continue to flow, and human beings and all other living things will continue to flourish!
May all of you be blessed with happiness, safety, and peace.
May conscience prevail and the world be at peace!
Thank you all!