Dear Friends,
A new born comes to
the world of peace. A torch among others comes to enlighten the billions websites. A new site bloom, wearing in Latin the
name of Peace for Mankind: Pax Humana.
We all have important values and ideas, things
we care about and want to share. Sometimes we feel our ideas can even change the world, and we want to let other people know
how they can join in and make all our lives better because alone we can't change anything but together, indeed we can.
As a spokesperson
of the Pax Humana, I want to thank
all whom contributes to encouraging, persuading, cheering me to realize this project. A lot of Thanks for whom helping me
to concretize, and for creating a time and space for perspectives that came to adorn the loveliness world of peace.
I should tell you
why such idea. One day I was asked by a friend if I can explain him about the way in which respect and understanding among
people of different faiths might lead to lasting peace on earth.
I'm not the first
to be asked by him to explain on such a subject, and I surely won't be the last. It's always an awkward situation to justify
what divide humans. History is full of conflict between people of different faiths, and unfortunately recent history is no
different. There are too many recent examples of mass crime and genocide in which the participants have claimed a religious
motive, or have been identified by their religious faith, or have used their religious faith to justify the most appalling
atrocities. Dr. Martin Luther King said one day: "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided
men."
By this testimony,
I’ll try to answer my friend by the fact of those enlightened people from different faiths preaching peace and wisdom
and how people of good will might make a difference.
I think that we all
as human beings have a duty to respect the beliefs of others. I think that we should also try to understand the faith of others,
even though we have to acknowledge that there are limits to our understanding.
We may understand
the outward forms of faith, although it is not always easy to do that. We may understand the impulse which leads to belief.
But in matters of faith there is always something which is beyond understanding. What matters is that we don't let our differences
become a barrier between us.
We must above all
understand our own faith and be true to our beliefs. I don't load that burden on to those of religious faith alone. Secular
society may be proud of its values, but quick to betray them when it suits. People who share those values and understand them
should not let the betrayal go unmarked.
People of faith should
not be silent when that faith is misused to achieve political purposes. They should not allow the blessings of their faith
to be bestowed on an unjust purpose. It matters, when faith has become an issue, that people of faith say very plainly what
that faith is.
One teaching is found
in every religious faith. A great deal follows from it, in the secular as well as the religious world. It is the rule of behaviour
which tells us that we must treat other people the way we would like to be treated ourselves.
