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A Letter

From: Willem Petrus Burger, M.O.P Peace Ambassador to Africa

To: Ellias Aghili Dehnavi, the President of the M.O.P

The peace within ourselves is the ultimate key to an international everlasting peace!

Why violent conflict? What are the reasons for war, terrorism, genocide, violation of human rights and gender base violence? Why these horrible things?

Is this the responsibility of governments, politicians, collective groups, organizations or business?

My taking is that most individuals (irrespective of race, skin colour or origin) are not in peace with themselves! How can we then expect that communities and a whole world be at peace as its very building blocks, being billions of individuals, are not?

Individuals do not take care of themselves and has no value in doing so. There is only value in the short term and they plainly do not see the long term consequences of their actions. The lack of individual inner peace is founded in anger for a lack of various wants as luxury amenities, living conditions, greed and thus pure unhappiness!

Avoid toxic people, excessive self-blame, staying comfortable, victim mentality, trying to impress others, the pursuit of perfection, grudges, a constant quest for material things, complete self reliance and the chasing of happiness.

Forgive excessively and know that happiness starts with you!

No your beliefs and act accordingly then the collective i.e. our societies will change from in itself

Either be a victim of your circumstance or be someone who sees challenges as opportunities!

You are not the best at all, but do not need to! Everything on this earth takes time and has a time!

Saint Francis De Sales once said: ‘Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit, do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset”

Nobody can cheat the timeline! Follow it and peace will follow you and the collective!

Willem Petrus Burger

Cape Town, Republic of South Africa