One day , I asked my friend. "Hey, do you know about UNESCO?" He replied that he only knew it was a heritage protector. Is that all to him? What on earth! He only knows one aspect, but I can`t blame on him because I was exactly like him. In my opinion, I guess most people who don't have much knowledge about UNESCO would think the same.
We do know UNESCO merely as The Guard of Heritage. Merely? But this is true! Since November 1945, their mission has been building a culture of peace. UNESCO has worked very hard to achieve equality and an understanding for mutual respect. Under the name of these missions which is Education for All and Its Aspect of Quality, Lifelong Learning, Gender Equality, Energy, Climate, Resources, Ethics, Human Rights, Fighting against Discrimination and Racism, Protecting Heritage, Promoting Cultural Diversity of Africa and Less Developed Countries, Copyright, Freedom of Communication and extras.
Although UNESCO has tons of achievements and accomplished tasks for human beings, they’re not well known. How ironic! If we look into this Constitution carefully
again, we can find these words in it: "The Governments of States Parties to this Constitution on behalf of their people declare..."
'On behalf of' here means representative. And an organization is managed by representatives. but the constitution explains that the defense of peace must be constructed in the minds of men. Minds of men! Minds of each men!Those who don't even
know about UNESCO! Because of this, the ignorance about other`s ways and lives resulted in the common suspicion and mistrust between people.
I don't have many friends because of my character, but I know a Caucasian guy, who was raised in a western culture. We have known each other for four years and are very
close friends, but we still have conflicts about cultures, races, and even our own thoughts. From my own experience I know this : Even an old relationship can`t alleviate these troubles caused by our own cultural differences.
I am growing up in this society, the society of ignorance. I think while growing, we socialize, and while socializing, we are creating our own world.
If we consider that we are ALL being raised in this society, a human society of unaware fools, like us, representatives have also been raised in this society, and also didn`t know about UNESCO.
There is a saying, "If we don't have knowledge, we can't give knowledge, if we don't have money, we cannot give money." So if we don't have love, how can we share our love? I think, like a formula of Math, this is a principle that applies to this society in which we have been raised. if we are growing without knowledge about this
world, how can we give it to this world when we're grown up.
Of course, the organization of UNESCO is bureaucratic and authentic. However, this society is now changing into a horizontal relationship, so naturally the bureaucracy should also change.
Therefore, with our natural right, we have to know What is right or wrong about this world, and we can achieve peace through mutual respect and understanding. So, We have to act but before acting we have to have knowledge first. If we have knowledge, we can act confidently. If we strive to achieve a peace between minds of men, that will be achieved. Even though such Representatives are exist.
Everything starts from the base. Everything consists of small particles. Likewise, our society is composed by people. It starts with people. Therefore, defences of peace should be built in the minds of each human. And this should be done from the
bottom of our hearts. I would like to call this a Foundation.
Because Defences of peace are in the minds of men through mutual respect and mutual
understanding. they should be built on a strong and firm base, a Foundation that is
like a strong stone. This truth is what we all need. So it should be precise and strong. Through knowledge, efforts, and mutuality. lastly, I would like to ask to all
of you. Can you now imagine why? The reason for the existence of 'The Foundation Stone'.
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