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Today, September 21st, we celebrate the International Day of Peace by decision of the United Nations. It’s been over twenty years now. Indeed, on September 7, 2001, the United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 55/282, “decided to designate September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace, with effect from its 57th Monthly Session. It will attract the attention of all for celebration and observance.”
Peace is the most important commitment of the United Nations agency, founded in 1945 after the catastrophe of World War II by countries committed to promoting friendly relations between peoples and maintaining world harmony. is. September 21 is a day dedicated to strengthening the ideals of peace through 24-hour observation of nonviolence and ceasefire. “But,” he added in his statement. End racism and build peace, published on September 21, 2022, “Achieving true peace involves more than giving up arms. It involves building a society in which all members feel they can thrive. We need to build, and that includes creating a world where all people are treated equally, regardless of their race.” That world doesn’t exist. That is why it is so difficult to maintain peace.
On September 21, 2019, the Mexican government said in a statement that “peace can only be achieved if we take concrete steps to combat climate change.” No need to comment further… I know that peace is a difficult ideal to achieve, but we must first ask ourselves: do we really want it?
In Mexico, it is celebrated annually on September 16th and November 20th. A call to war for the second time. The history imprinted on us from childhood is steeped in blood and gunpowder. In this respect, we are the rule, not the exception. National holidays often celebrate acts of violence. This is certainly the case in France, which annually celebrates the storming of the Bastille (one of the most violent national anthems in existence is marcelesa: “My people, take up arms…! Dirty blood may water our fields!” Violence is often associated with redemption, deliverance, and liberation. It doesn’t necessarily match. But violence definitely gives these ideals something they probably wouldn’t have had without it: resonance and prestige.
Isaiah Berlin said that the fascination with violence is common to all humans, but especially among history writers, intellectuals, and those who privilege ideas. interesting About ideas truth. Examples abound. Cuba has always fascinated people, not in spite of, but as a result of, the violence unleashed by the revolution. Costa Rica, on the other hand, is a freer and richer country with no violence, so few people are interested. Today, on September 21st, the International Day of Peace, we, like individuals, must accept that countries without violence are undoubtedly happier, but also less interesting. It means the following curse: I hope you have an interesting life.