- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.
- Destiny
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- Nov 07, 2020
A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.
- Others
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- Nov 07, 2020
So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force.
- Anniversary
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the bombings of those cities, with the participation of national leaders and representatives of global civil society.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Japan learned from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the tragedy wrought by nuclear weapons must never be repeated and that humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as shown in the following stories.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process.
- Daily
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to human rights can be inculcated. This is a truth that is not limited to school education: it applies to all of us.
- Defeat
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.
- Disaster
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart.
- Left
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one should be left to suffer alone.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
We must take steps to prevent further nuclear weapons development or modernization.
- Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history.
- Each Individual
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- Nov 07, 2020
The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of any country to fall victim to nuclear weapons, and for each individual to express their refusal to continue living in the shadow of the threat they pose.
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Humanity has experienced many revolutionary changes over the course of history: revolutions in agriculture, in science, industrial production, as well as numerous political revolutions. But these have all been limited to the external aspects of our individual and collective lives.
- Happiness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness?
- Gratification
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- Nov 07, 2020
The gratification of desire is not happiness.
- Happiness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more.
- Dignity
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- Nov 07, 2020
The problems of aging present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual.
- Importance
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- Nov 07, 2020
All people have a natural desire to be needed, to have their importance to others tangibly confirmed.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Faced with stress, too many people feel they have nowhere to turn to, that they don't have access to the kind of friendships or communities where they can easily and openly share their problems and worries.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is natural for us, as human beings, to look forward. Our eyes naturally look ahead. In this sense, we are made for moving toward a goal.
- Cosmos
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- Nov 07, 2020
Divorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented.
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020
The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Living here on Earth, we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this vast outer cosmos and the inner human cosmos, poetry is born.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Poems and songs penned as an unstoppable outpouring of the heart take on a life of their own. They transcend the limits of nationality and time as they pass from person to person, from one heart to another.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People need to be made conscious of a very simple reality: we have no choice but to share this planet, this small blue sphere floating in the vast reaches of space, with all of our fellow 'passengers.'
- Hating
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one is born hating others.
- Coexistence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.
- Empathize
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a new global partnership for peace.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having lived through the transition from totalitarianism, I am acutely mindful of the need to never take for granted the basic freedoms of thought, expression and belief that democracy brings.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.
- Demonic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.
- Evil
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- Nov 07, 2020
Likewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific.
- Differences
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- Nov 07, 2020
History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
A healthy vision of the future is not possible without an accurate knowledge of the past.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life.
- Come
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- Nov 07, 2020