Why
Not A Peace Symposium?
By Gunther Ostermann
19 September, 2007
Countercurrents.org
In
view of a possible (unjustifiable) attack against Iran, which could
escalate into the much talked about and wished for WW 3 by ‘rapturists’,
may I suggest a meeting of the minds with President George W Bush and
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, future wannabe Presidents, and some citizens
of the world?
Unlike any other ‘sterile’
meeting place, this ‘round the clock televised symposium’
should be held in a place of natural beauty and wonder with pictures
of inner and outer space. Provisions should be made to view, on screens,
humankind’s accomplishments, as well as the atrocities of war
and other miseries, as well as the destructive forces of nature, like
earthquakes, floods, droughts, hurricanes and tornadoes as humanity’s
only real enemy, besides pests and diseases.
Such a symposium, in which
there is no hiding behind name, fame, fortune or position will reveal
to the world what life is really all about and could be, and who could
be entrusted to be temporary stewards of our (still) beautiful Planet
Earth.
I’m appealing, On Behalf
of those who cannot speak for themselves, to Bill Gates, Ted Turner
or any other billionaire, to sponsor such a meeting, as it would only
cost a fraction of what another war would, and with no loss of human
lives and environmental damage. This symposium will create a sense of
awe, wonder, humility and respect for ALL life, and will change minds
forever, for good, and then it will be unlikely that any soldier, on
either side, will be found who will pull a trigger or drop a bomb.
Remember, what Ted Turner
said in Jan. of 1992 in Time Magazine?! : “If we don’t make
the right choices after we have all the information, then we don’t
deserve to live.”
Bill Gates never expressed
such dreams, but couldn’t he be persuaded to sponsor such a symposium,
if there is a chance that another carnage can be prevented? After all
what is a billion dollars to him? Please let’s try it, for the
sake of ALL of us. Or should we wait until there is not much left worth
living and saving for?
Gunther Ostermann can be reached at [email protected]
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