Middlepeace
The Origin of Middlepeace and the magic question about why this website
The word “Middlepeace” relates to a dream many of us have. The Middle East is in need of peace now more than ever, along with all of us who dream about peace for that region and for everyone around the world.
When Dr. Martin Luther King made his historical “I have a dream” speech about equality and justice, he passed on the notion of having such dreams to millions of people, to all of us. I know that many of us have the same desire. I believe in the possibility of working for peace, for creating a peaceful dialogue, and for encouraging peace.
”Middlepeace” came to my mind because I wanted to relate this possibility for peace to the part of the world we come from as Iranians. The lack of peace in the Middle East affects all of us: our families and our friends in Iran and abroad. It also affects our dreams about having harmony, happiness, and congruency in our home country again, having that entire region free from conflicts, and seeing peace establishing more and more in our world.
We gain a lot by having peace among us, between us, with us, around us, for us, and by us.
We all win by working toward peace, by letting go of egos for the sake of peace, by educating our children about this vast need, and by helping our future generations to live better lives than we are living!
We cannot afford more conflicts, more harm, and more hate. We must create peace in our hearts first in order to generate it amongst our communities, and pass it down to our children.
Let’s envision that: a world with peace!
April 23, 2007
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