8.2.15
A good friend of mine, Mark Westcott, enlightened me to Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the United Nations in 2013:
Her articulation, defiance and compassion towards the people who tried to take her life; silence her voice and disable her strength have merely created the opposite. The irony is Malala has become a more powerful individual with humility, forgiveness and wisdom, who without having been a target would have potentially not reached the audience that she has today. A person who was born in our lifetime for a reason. A voice of peace, an ambassador for education and a leader of human rights. ‘One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution.’ I rest my case.
We don’t seem to be recognising Saints in today’s day and age and I don’t understand why. Have we forgotten their purpose? Is the term either overused in colloquial language or under utilised in the correct process. Is there a fear of labelling a great modern day public figure with historic terminology? We need Saints, we always have. We need to recognise profits in the same way that Dalai Lamas are recognised in Tibet. Fame seems to have overtaken the necessity and importance of specific public figures. Why is fame and power overriding our genuine need for humility and responsibility. Is it to do with money, our social acceptance of Greed: A Deadly Sin. The answers are there, they’re all there. Some have been forgotten and some we need to remind ourselves of but today, information is so accessible. Sometimes we just need to be reminded of our path, our journey to bring us closer to the truth.
Below is an interview with Malala and her father, Ziauddin with Christiane Amanpour recorded on October 22nd 2013. The introduction is made by Samantha Power who is U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKIQ_AyLi30
8.2.15 00:32
I wrote most of this and did my research on 8th February 2015. My favourite book is The Secret Language of Birthdays. In my opinion, the most interesting day is the 8th February in that book. Below is an explanation of that day, it’s a vital day and is totally relevant of what’s to come:
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