Friday, September 22, 2017
REFLECTIONS
By 2020 URI would complete two decades in its unforeseen
journey. By 2020 our Bishop Bill Swing would be somewhere around his 85th
birthday. What better could he have achieved than this that he is leaving a
legacy which is claimed by millions of peace builders around the globe in more
than one hundred countries? On many occasions people asked this question: what
was the highlight for me at the Sarajevo Global Council and Staff Meeting.
There are many:
1. I have seen a well- knit organisation. We have come a long
way from the 2000 Charter Signing ceremony. We are a confident community today.
2. The youth are taking over the organisation to a beautiful
second phase as was evident in the leadership given by the " Youth for
Peace " CC in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There was a brilliant inner circle
in the room when our philosopher Phil asked young ones below 36 to come forward
and receive a powerful indigenous blessing and the command they received to
take the movement forward was emphatic.
3. I could read from the bright eyes of Biff Bernard and Bob
Coleman a shining future rooted in firm monetary foundations, which was radiant
in the eyes of John Weiser and his team in several GC meetings in the past.
4. I could see a mature GSO staff who knew their job and role
very well, captained by a seasoned Executive Director in Victor.
5. I was thrilled by one of the most captivating speeches, which
I could listen in my life, as Sally Mahe compelled us into tears and to the
reality that even Sally has to take aturn at some point. We remembered Charles
Gibbs and many others who were there to row us through the rough waves on our
boat ashore.
6. The regional staff around the world are simply astounding
toady, with many youngsters so eager to learn from the senior lot.
7. Hats off to Isabella & Co., who have opened before us a
new horizon of stunning connections through the newly designed website. The
wholesome world of URI is just a click away.
8. Stories that we heard from Fathima and her companions will
long reverberate in our ears and fill our hearts with newer mantras to carry
forward our grass root mission in all earnest. You can never stop and relax
when the dangers of war and terrorism loom large and dim.
9. I have learned again that the richness of a face to face
adventure can never be compensated by whatever other devises and deviant
designs.
10. No words to thank Stefan and Karen Hernandez for their
stupendous efforts in bringing 99 % folks to Sarajevo. When they filled even
our visa application forms for us, we knew really they were more than serious.
11. And at last, when Victor the magician came out with the
energy ball, we all learned how important we have to hold on for the magnet to
work. If we are also in tune to the cosmic waves in similar fashion, we will
not be that far in realising our cherished results and goals.
Adieu Sarajavo; we come more confident than before. Let the
world rejoice. And the beaming smile of Guru Krish Shiv will never fade from
our eyes. He reaffirmed the fact that "the child is the father of
man". And his mother Kiran Bali has evolved into a better chairperson, who
can triumphantly lead the Global Council to a better tomorrow.
Abraham Karickam ( from the Fly Dubai plane to Dubai, in company
of Karen Barenche, Ravi Kandage, Prof. John Kurakar and Nivy Balachandran ).
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