The Nobel Peace Prize

I think today's blog will be very much influenced on what is going on in Norway today and the past days. The Nobel Peace Prize that this year was awarded to IPCC (Rajendra Pachauri) and Al Gore. Or to the fight against manmade climate change. I know there has been a lot of discussion about this year's winners, if the climate has anything to do with the concept of peace. I say shame on them!

What could be more important to peace than this earth? What would happen if we destroyed it bit by bit? Would that create peace? The fact is that the natural resources has much to do with many of the conflicts we see around the world. I am so thankful to the nobel committee for this bold move. It is so important to acknowledge the work that both IPCC and Al Gore is doing. Their voices has become much stronger.

I love the notion that this is something the whole world must solve together. That no one will not be touched by. It doesn't matter what colour your skin has, what you believe in, or who you are. It will effect us all if we do not come together and solve this. This is the time to save our future. I have thought about how much our belief in one life is doing to how we live our lives. Think about it, if we knew with certainty that we would be born into this world again after we die, would we think different? We talk about saving the earth for our children and our grandchildren, but we might as well be ourselves... I find it an interesting thought. Because I think we need a spiritual change. Without a closer relationship to nature and the soul, we will never make it. Our politicans are nothing but human beings. They think the way many of us do. We have to work for our countries and our countries rights to have good lives... What is the good life?

Oh I love this one. "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" is the philosophy that the universe and its family is one. That's exactly it. We are all one. That is what we do not understand with war, because often it is somewhere else than outside our doorsteps. With the environment being destroyed, the story will be something completely different. Ask the people of New Orleans, and they will tell us a horror story... Mother Earth will beat us to our knees.

Rajendra Pachauri just said these words: "The world has enough for everybody's need, not everybody's greed." Love that sentence!

Al Gore talked about how we should look at these times as joyful, because we have a chance to work together, to solve the problems of this world. Our souls doesn't need war, our greed does. It is really nice to be inspired. The work is not to forget when this night is over, but to find small steps to actually work towards the goal of uniting the world. We can make peace happen. We can bring the world together.

There should be more inspirational stories out there! Not just the shocking and despair news of hunger, sickness, war and death. We should celebrate our differences. And I personally think art of all kinds are a builder of bridges. Music, words and images. Maybe that is one of the reasons I love my creativity so much, because through it I can explore a world that is so rich and so alive with opportunity for peace and a deeper understanding. There is no time to lose really. I want to shame those people who tries to destroy our world and their "enemies"!! I want to shame them with love!!

Go to this address: http://nobelprize.virtual.museum/award_ceremonies/ceremony_oslo/video/2007/index.html to read the lectures by Al Gore and Rajendra Pachauri from the IPCC. Very good