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The results may be gradual, even barely discernable at first, but in the end, this initiative should engender in our children an enduring appreciation for the accommodative, tolerant spirit of human fellowship that unifies the multicultural mosaic we call our world, coupled with a renewed confidence in their roles fulfilling mankind’s unending quest for progress and prosperity. The elixir for peace may prove not so elusive after all.
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Manny Maurice
Manny Maurice is a youth activist and Vice President of the Future Leaders Network, Nigeria. Also a petroleum engineering graduate, he enjoys penning down commentaries on burning socio-political questions, and runs a blog of his opinions at http://thepayzone.blogspot.com.
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World Tolerance Jerry | Dec 27th, 2006
True to what you have written, i agree with you. Nations are beating their ploughshares into Swords instead of the reverse as those words scribbled under that gigantic statutes that greets you before the U.N Secretariat.
But the question i want to raise at this point is: WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE REVERSE IN THIS TREND AS TO BEATING PLOUGHSHEARS INTO SWORDS? Well, for me, we are to blame for all. Our personal differences does not allow for a peaceful resolution of our problems which are a factor of our differences. Round the world there are different variations in the origin of people. Few amongst such are the Christians, Islamists, Pagans, Atheists, Humanists, Activists and all what not. These different divisions are like boundaries between each other and the boundaries allays tension, war, enmity, power e.t.c. Man as a creature has self-ego, and this has been transformed into a national, religious, ethnic and racial tides. So overwhelming are these that nations on single fronts war with the last straw of strength the've got.
If only every human can see each other human as he sees himself, treat, respect and love every other human the way he loves himself, respect, adore and admire every other human the way he admires himself - surely peace on earth to some extent can be a reality.
But the Holy books on the other hand point to God Almighty as the only Hope for mankind. On that premise, it would be beneficient if all Turn to the rulership of the Almighty, i.e by living our lives the way He wants it and doint all that he wants from us as humans. And the only way we can know his requirements, attributes and purposes is by reading, meditating and applying whatsoever we read from the Holy Books.
Textbooks and recasting history Kevin Richins | Jan 8th, 2007
While I praise the recognition that history shapes the world views of people, I must question how much a revision in textbooks will change the views of nations. I believe that textbooks are more often a reflection of a culture's assumptions, rather than a shaping of them. The problem of intolerance is less one of formal education and more of one of cultural indocrination. Education as it is trains students to think and question, even when textbooks are inaccurate. To truely change the world teachers need to be commited to helping their students to think for themselves, instead of indoctrinating them into the prevailing view. In order to do that teachers would have to not try to force students to accept a multicultural viewpoint through force, but through students' own conclustion. I have faith that if people are encouraged to think for themselves and are given accurate information that a more enlightend world view is the natural result.
Very interesting! ilyes | Dec 13th, 2007
Actually, I found your article very interesting but it's subject to debate.
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