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“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at….”

-          Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man under Socialism

This quote is from Oscar Wilde (16 Oct 1854 – 30 Nov 1990). He was an Irish writer and poet. Thinking about peace, I found this touching quote.

A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at…

That’s true!

I think the world is becoming more dangerous. It’s so hectic that I don’t even want to read news of the world. Some people are willing to die because of their faith. Some people want to harm and kill others to get their interests. It’s like they seem not to have any sense of guilty. Why should we, as human beings, do such a fiendish acts? What if the people you are trying to kill are your family members or someone you love so much?

Unfortunately, those problems have always been there in the name of wars, conflicts, or terrors. And it is unusual not to have wars in the world. When a war breaks out, the young should join armies without their intention. The lives they have are precious which is obvious. And no one must not want wars.

There will be solution we can solve without breaking out wars. And an organization is crying for it. It is showing people around the world that peace will come if they work together. Many groups are gathering to make the world peace. The name of the organization is IPYG.

IPYG is the abbreviation of International Peace Youth Group. It has been holding the events of Peace Walk in different areas in the world. It claims the young should wake up and cry for peace because they are the future in the world. Also, those are the young who need to take the situations seriously and do what they want to do.

I think it is possible when the young gather their will. I desire to live in the peaceful world without any wars. People are fighting and dying and I don’t want to hear the news anymore.

Also, I know you don’t want to do so.

Let’s make the world Utopia like Oscar Wilde said.

International Peace Walk held by IPYG

A Thought about Peace 3

International Peace Walk held by IPYG

 It was last year. I heard there was a huge peace event in Olympic Park on May 25^th in Seoul. Being curiosity, I visited there. Looking around here and there, one of volunteers gave us the T-shirts which were the slogan saying ‘Let the youth in the world be one and make the world peace and cease war.’ written on them.

 There is a saying “There never was a good war or a bad peace.”

When I think of the word “a war”, I cannot feel how serious or how tragic it is because I haven’t experienced it. However, I know it could happen in the future and I am afraid of it. Why? That’s because the place where I live in is only a divided county in the world. And I also know that we as the young must join the army to fight for the nation; Actually, I don’t think it is for the “nation”, but the “leaders”. In this point, I would say that this event is a silent struggle.

 Looking at the youth, I feel the claim for peace inside their mind is hotter than the weather there. Not only Korean, but the young from the other countries were taking part in the event with having same mind of peace.  

 The Peace Walk started after some announcements were done. The performances on the way to the goal were interesting. I wish I could take more pictures of them. Also, I felt like to bring my friends to the meaningful event.

 Surprisingly, I heard the commemoration of peace walk was held this year in the same day of that day last year and I saw there were lots of successive results the group had made. The branches of IPYG became so many and they did the same event in the different areas around the world.

 The wishes of peace are gathered, and people act for peace, then I think not only the unification of South, and North Korean but the world peace can come true.