1st Annual Commemoration of WARP Summit - What kind of a world do you want?

It has been one year since the first WARP Summit, where we were able to see the first step towards achieving world peace. It was where we were able to confirm that there is still hope for a peaceful world.

After one year since the Summit, we now celebrate the first commemoration. It is the opportunity what kind of improvements were made after the Summit last year. For the past year, after the WARP Summit, HWPL worked with many different religions to establish WARP Offices around the world. Although wars have happened because ideological differences, most wars that we see today are based on religious differences. The song "World" by Five For Fighting asks their listeners, what kind of world do they want? The participants of WARP Summit wish for a world of peace. This is why even with differences in background they gathered in South Korea last year and also this year to find a solution to create peace in between different groups and in the world.

I am excited to see the result of the first commemoration. The progress that the HWPL has made this year will also reflect through the results that we see next year. I do not believe that peace will be achieved in one day, but it is a continuous effort that requires the dedication of many people. It is to first identity that ultimate problem that causes war and to walk in harmony with others.

What kind of world do you want? ... Let's start at the start, build a master piece. ... History starts now

The First Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit will start in 18 September 2015 at 10:00 AM (Local Time). There will be a live broadcast of the event. If you are interested please visit -- http://goo.gl/mIt1D6

Peace in the Korean Peninsula

This month a mine exploded on the line that divides two nations in the Korean peninsula. Two staff sergeants were injured, which resulted various consequences in both nations. South Korea used giant speakers, which were banned 10 years ago, to broadcast news and k-pop songs, which served as a propaganda to lower the morale among the soldiers of the North Korea. On the other hand North Korea entered a quasi state of war. However, on Tuesday, after over 40 hours of talks, the representatives reached to an agreement. South Korea agreed to stop the propaganda broadcast and North Korea decided to end the state of war and expressed their "regret" of the tragic incident that happened earlier this month.

Even though the final agreement between the two Koreas is not as satisfactory to many South Koreans, the two Koreas were able to reach to an agreement through talks. I hope that other nations would not use this incident for their gains to increase their military power, but to support the agreement and the decisions that the two nations reached through this talk. I hope that more of these talks would happen around the world to resolve a problem, because in the end war will bring destruction to both conflicting parities. It is something we must avoid and through these talks, it is possible to reach to a better conclusion that will bring gains to both parties.

Chairman Man Hee Lee and Archbishop Antonio Lesdema

Finding a good friend in our lives is difficult. But, whenever one makes a true friend, their friendship lasts forever. On the road of achieving peace, Chairman Man Hee Lee also created great friendship with those who have like-minded as him. One notable friendship is the one with Archbishop Antonio Lesdema.

They met when Chairman Man Hee Lee visited Philippines for the peace movement. Although I do not know the complete story how they met, I am still fascinated by the action of the Archbishop to meet the Chairman. And together, they were able to start the first step to achieve a miracle in Mindanao. It is true, when light meet light, there is victory. We need more like-minded people, who are willing to devote their lives for peace. This is not only for their generation, but also for the future generation. We cannot procrastinate our efforts to achieve peace and leave it to our next generation. It must be our generation, who are capable of communication than any other generations in the past, to achieve world peace. And people like Chairman Man Hee Lee and Archbishop Antonio Lesema are already influencing their community and also the world.

Their friendship was rejoined when the Archbishop visited South Korea to participate in the WARP Summit. I think I saw his interview about the WARP Summit, and his reactions were positive. WARP Summit created a network of peace advocates, who are willing to dedicate themselves to achieve peace. Something more fascinating is that all these people came from a difference background. This ranges from social status, religion, ethnicity, and occupation. They all came to South Korea for one purpose: to achieve world peace.

The friendship of the Chairman and the Archbishop is also amazing. It shows how the support for peace is able to transcend all other differences. The two leaders definitely come from a different background, but their love peace is what brought them to join in a continuous friendship. A friendship under peace.