Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
A Note
Sustaining Peace and Security; Inclusive International Commitment
One of the characteristics of Iranian civilization is peace. Iranians have been well-known throughout history as a peaceable populace.
Inquiring the adverse news of the world has confirmed that ominous phenomena such as terrorism, violence, war, racism, etc. are all the outcome of post-modern humanity.
Mankind attempts to prove his identity by denying another's identity, and fathoms his existence only through the absence of another's. Why is the emphasis on one's identity still associated with the denial of another's identity in the third millennium? Will our societies remain forever plagued by deadly violence and bursts of suicide attacks, genocides and injustice, simply because of differences in religion, language, race, nationality, and the dogmas of the souls who live in it? Certainly, the role of oppressive and colonial governments in these circumstances cannot be disregarded. All these differences and turmoil in the world are due to the inability of human beings to reach a common understanding, rather than resulting from different points of view.
Yet, first, one must reach a common language to reach a common understanding afterward; a common language from which everyone could grasp common and similar sentiments. Conversation occurs when there is a common language.
Basically, human beings have endeavored to present their principles to others throughout history, and others have sometimes accepted these principles and sometimes not.
Where mankind reached a common ground, consistent peace was established; where peace happened only because of the greater power of one side against the other, peace came into being but was inconsistent, and as soon as the strong side weakened or the weak side gained strength, another war broke out. The importance of human beings reaching common understanding and notions for achieving abiding peace is evident.
Now, international peace and security are among the prerequisites for human rights. With the endangerment of international peace and security, all human rights and liberties are threatened; one could imagine the extent of it by considering that global warfare and threats not only disrupt international peace and security but also undermine civil, political, social and cultural rights, the right to development, and the rights upon the environment.
In recent decades, measures have been implemented to maintain international peace and security, and various forms of it have emerged. The international community endeavors to establish an inclusive international commitment for peace and security by acknowledging living in peace as a fundamental human right.
Finally, I would like to thank the Academy of Messengers of Peace and Civilization for presenting the Melody for Peace festival and for compiling this valuable book.
Seyed Abbas Mousavi
Former Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Republic of Azerbaijan
A Melody Called Peace
By Professor Sam Fischer
Taste and see that the lord is good
By probing the little nightingale singing in a wood;
How easily she praises the glory
She narrates the lord's story.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy
When you witness a little boy
Who plays freely in the lands of the lord
In the beginning was his mercy, was the word.
And receive from him anything we ask
For we shall spread honesty and unmask
Ourselves in front of his holy presence;
For he sees us all; he, the ultimate omnipresence.
Fear not! For The Lord of hosts is with us
On the earth, Jupiter or the planet Mars;
There flies the everlasting spirit
Who no entities can limit.
This is a melody for peace which cease the unjust blood
Scattered the earth; be there, for all things are possible with God;
This is the literature of the holy spirit
Reminding us of peace; the love we inherit.
21st Century Peace Tune
By Moonchild Diva, from Highland Park M
My father made it home from the war with just a touch of insanity, married, made children, four including me and he never had to wonder if his brother made it out alive, his brother was shot, in the back, by the cops, in 1929, stealing coal off a train in Detroit.
The war’s right here now, on the street now, at your door now, and every day you wonder about the ones you love, did they make it out alive? because everyone’s infected by the touch of insanity, where’s the peace He wanted us to have?
If I don’t make it out alive, I’ll see you on the other side, in the quiet place He made for us and everyone will be there to enfold us in The Love, it sounds so good sometimes I just want to go NOW
What did He say?
He said love one another, everyone’s your brother, do unto others as you would have them do to you, he said Peace be with you… He said don’t worry about tomorrow, don’t hold on to sorrow, ask and it will be given, upon this rock I build my church, he said Peace be with you..
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A Funky Stamp ‘N Go Shanty
By David Harris, from Canada
Get up! Start to feel the magic motion
We stand and watch the masters of the ocean
Last sup’! Must have been Davy Jones locker
It was real wild it was a roller and a rocker.
So we are coastin’ in and rovin’ out
Hoist the mizzenmast, blowin’ out
Jolly Roger flies like the good ol’ flaggy
Keepin’ all the doggies really raggy
Wailin’ and shoutin’ and simply boilin’ up
The salty brine is overflowin’ the cup.
Mermaids so beautiful and exotic
Makin’ love so passionate and erotic
Steamin’ so hot you’d swear it was demonic
Pirates passin’ up a hidden treasure
Irate and sick about their lack of leisure
They abducted gypsies for their token pleasure.
But it comes like a mournful tune
From the bullhorn of our King Neptune
Like a buoy ringin’ tellin’ us that soon
Will be singin’ yellin’ our shipwrecked blues
like a frustrated ol’ cow groans and moos.
Life at sea can be adventurous indeed
Sadly sometimes we can be constantly in need
of a woman who can help us plant our seed.
Up in the sky we’ll find north and south
east and west, the stars be our guide.
Rhythm and riddlin’ jester and joker
will rattle their sticks