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On Starlife's final note:
I find it sad that we who want change to happen cannot find common ground
to work from.
The point of a World Party must be an upleveling of our thinking and
processes. It is our challenge to ourselves to determine a process for
working together.
Is the line being drawn in the sand and there are those that desire to have
the World Party be either this/ or that/. More important will be our
process in how we use our unique skills and talents to understand that war like
behaviour is not what will be under the "control" of a world party. Quite
the contrary - the world party will encourage Peacemakers - not continue the
need for Peacekeepers. I trust this is the distinguishing characteristic
that we would like to see in a World Party.
I agree with Hans, but this is note my final note.
Peace to the hearts of those who are on the front lines. But it may
be helpful to remember that feeding the warriors in our friends may be more
damaging than feeding those who prefer to see the battles continue.
It gets clearer every day that education is the cornerstone upon
which we will build peace in the 21st century. The messages
are also clear and there are five now.
1) the golden rule
2) be aware when you are feeding the warriors on a physical, mental,
emotional or spiritual level.
3) learn the importance of breathing - learn one breathing exercise
4) honour the sacred in everything
5) ask yourself - how does this behaviour/decision/etc assist
developing a "Culture of Peace"
Let the World Party adopt these as their common values. If not now,
when?
Peace
Mitchell Gold G.A.
IAEWP
IPC 2000
Proclamation 2000
The ten most used words in the English Language: Try and put
them into a sentence that makes sense.
and, be, have, I , it, of, me, the, will, you.
(Good Luck!)
One version: I have the will: it be of me; and you?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: November 18, 1999 4:11 PM
Subject: A final note
A final note from Starlife Friends
Before I sign off, I can just conclude that we weren't talking about the
same thing at all. When I got a tip that you were talking "World Party", I
entered the talk because I assumed "World" was the main subject, as in
world unity. But "World" simply meant "worldwide" promotion of
some other goals of no interest to us. Although we naturally do share the
goals of improving the situation for people in developing countries, the care
for the environment etc, we have little else in common.
Unlike most of you, I am not considering myself to be a marxist or
communist or alike. But that's not the point. The point is that we in Starlife
are trying to create something new not based on the old ideologies from
past centuries. It is our strong belief that the endless struggles between
these ideologies, whatever they are called, have caused more pains than
pleasures among people. The mere fact that people have been encouraged - or
forced - to take side for or against some ideology or system, including its
followers, is not any better than two hostile nations standing against each
other. This tragic split up in "we" against "them" is a long and
ancient tradition on Earth; a tradition kept alive by people and groups like
WSN. We feel it's time to stop it.
As a result, we are actively working to heal and unite the world by methods
which is more or less the opposite of those encouraged by you. Many among our
supporters are trying to reduce the interest in old, outdated ideologies and
make people give up their old political identities and different "-isms". Just
like we try to reduce the feelings of a strong national identity. The only
road to a reasonably happy future goes through a feeling of unity, global
citizenship and friendly, non-political interaction beyond all borders of
politics, religion, skin color etc.
Yes, you may get some support for your "World Party" among oppressed people
in developing countries. But what we and countless of other organizations are
aiming at, is a continous improvement of their situation. This is a commitment
which comes from our hearts. And the more successful we are, the less people
will be motivated to join ideological protest movements, worker's revolutions
and the kind of World Party pursued by you. By your approach, you are
encouraging splits and hostility among people with different views. With our
approach, we are encouraging friendship and harmony on both a local and global
scale.
Our proposal for a "World Citizen Party" origined from the fact that these
goals do not yet have any political structure of their own. However, it now
seems more and more clear that education leading to a change of priorities in
our society may be a more important task way than forming political parties.
In any case, I hope the more humble and spiritually gifted souls among you,
like Emilio in Colombia, will be able to influence the course of your
activities - alternatively that they choose other forums for their work.
Hans Starlife
President,
Starlife Friends
Sweden
PS. From now on we can only be reached through: starlife@starlife.org
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