how university youth festival's help in promoting universal brotherhood?
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Universal brotherhood implies the oneness of humanity. If we are all brothers and sisters of one another there are no aliens. We are all citizens of the world commonwealth.
We do not make war on our brothers or despise them for having different languages or cultures. We can celebrate diversity.
“There is perfect brotherhood underlying humanity, for all are servants of one God and belong to one family under the protection of divine providence.”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
“The Great Peace towards which people of goodwill throughout the centuries have inclined their hearts, of which seers and poets for countless generations have expressed their vision, and for which from age to age the sacred scriptures of mankind have constantly held the promise, is now at long last within the reach of the nations. For the first time in history it is possible for everyone to view the entire planet, with all its myriad diversified peoples, in one perspective. World peace is not only possible but inevitable.”
Explanation:
The recognition of the oneness of humanity is essential to world peace. Such recognition is inevitable and the next stage of humanity's development and evolution. It is excessive nationalism, self-interest, and racism that are often and generally the bases for most armed conflicts in the world. If we see all people as one, however, then discriminating against one party or nation in favor of another is untenable, invading or exploiting another land or people becomes untenable, and the justifications or bases for at least armed conflict between nations are removed.
At that point, we become willing and able to entertain credible world bodies and tribunals to prevent war and punish aggressors and the people of each country would find no cause or bases for invading another. We do not see war as a viable or reasonable means of gaining advantages, especially at the cost of others and for the amount of suffering it causes.
Furthermore, recognition of universal brotherhood implies a moral foundation for the respect of certain fundamental and inalienable rights. In such a setting, within countries, the corruption, authoritarianism, and oppression can no longer be countenanced and cnn justified.
Obviously, today, this all seems a bit too utopian. It looks like too many are selfish, corrupt, and narrow-minded, but the greater ethic and trend is toward such a universal conception. It took a long time and many generations for older, narrower conceptions of morality to move from the immediate family or tribe to loyalty to a locality, city, or state and then loyalty to a nation. In some places, that shift has still not occurred or been entirely completed. Most of us, perhaps, still have greater loyalty to self and family and are immoral to some degree. But that is changing rapidly and has been changing for the past 150+ years. Imagine then how we might evolve in the next 150 years.
Human being as a conscious and social creature should not disturb the life system of other creatures. We should not forget the existence of other while fulfilling our wants and wishes. Our Vedic tradition also says “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” which means all the people living on the earth are one. So all of us should live together with good relation and share happiness and sorrow. All the religions teach to respect the pace. The main objective of education is also the same. Non Aligned Movement-NAM has also made the universal brotherhood as its directive principle. The formation of international a
Universal brotherhood implies the oneness of humanity. If we are all brothers and sisters of one another there are no aliens. We are all citizens of the world commonwealth.
We do not make war on our brothers or despise them for having different languages or cultures. We can celebrate diversity.
“There is perfect brotherhood underlying humanity, for all are servants of one God and belong to one family under the protection of divine providence.”
“The Great Peace towards which people of goodwill throughout the centuries have inclined their hearts, of which seers and poets for countless generations have expressed their vision, and for which from age to age the sacred scriptures of mankind have constantly held the promise, is now at long last within the reach of the nations. For the first time in history it is possible for everyone to view the entire planet, with all its myriad diversified peoples, in one perspective. World peace is not only possible but inevitable
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