World Harmony Day
200220022002 - A Catalyst for Change

Fountain of Wealth - Fountain of Peace
If we understand this majestic fountain to be the palm of a hand, we can see that all great things start from it. At the centre of this palm, we generate hope and the spirit of harmony.

It is significant then that we begin our quest to drive the spirit of world harmony here at Suntec City, the heart of the "Lion City" - Singapore.

This World Harmony Day and its corresponding website www.worldharmonyday.com is a fine example of collaborative spirit of ASEAN. Sarjit Singh Gill is a Malaysian, Hatmadita Ramuny an Indonesia, Deo Virtucio a Philippino, Greta Georges my beloved daughter is a Singaporean and
the hidden spirit that helps drive myself, Sunflower Chong, is Miss Nazirah Hussain - a Malaysian. The key driving force behind these two women is a Scotsman: our mysterious angel Steve Clark.

The human dynamics is of this collaboration is a clear sign that ASEAN must integrate with the West to work together in order to build a better world. (Kissinger warns US)

Without the collaborators' belief and trust in the mother and daughter team, the World Harmony Day website would never have seen the light of day. My daughter and I thank them for their loyalty and unquestioning support for our cause to uplift humanity.

Most importantly we have to thank the Suntec's City executive personnel for their support and their provision of a venue for World Harmony Day - 200220022002.

Thank you Friends of the World for being with us this evening.

I would like to introduce myself.

I was born with a strong mind,
The heart of a lion,
The beauty of a woman,
And the name of a flower,

I am Sunflower Chong, an ordinary Singaporean with an extraordinary dream to enhance Worldwide Unity with love and care by understanding people's needs.

Allow me to read these few lines from one of my poem (see also my other Poems from sunflower profile):

God I am not,
But an expression and a gift of God

Saint I am not,
Nor a Saint would I try to be

An ordinary being I am,
Born with qualities true

To work for my country's needs
And the aspirations of its people

At times I am not what you see or think I am
With time I hope you all will understand me.

Well, what does my country need after Sept 11?

My country needs World Peace to allow its people to carry on with their normal everyday lives and to bring happiness to their families.

They need to achieve their own peace with an open mind. They need to remember why we are all here - To live in love and happiness and not to focus on material wealth.

World Harmony Day - 200220022002 is A Catalyst for such a Change and we will lead them to the path of Harmony.

What do we need to change after Sept 11?

Firstly, we need to change our old mindset and adopt a new attitude towards human relations.

Secondly: Education - From this day on, we should make a promise to ourselves and to our children that violence shall no longer be the tool we engage to solve conflict.

Instead the lesson learned from Sept 11 should be to focus on the root cause of our problems - education and the lack of it in many corners of our world.

There is an urgent need to address this problem by creating a mechanism to build up funds for education (Hotel PT HII / PT Natour redevelopment in Jakarta, Indonesia)

For a short time after the Sept 11 attacks, the world seemed like one big family. Let's strive to keep that feeling of unity alive. We must take good care of one another in order to maintain a balanced world. We need to do this simply because we don't have a choice - there is no other way.

Education will build greater understanding among nations and people.
Education that emphasizes on our similarities and not at our differences.

In short World Harmony Day reminds all of us not to take Peace for granted. Everyone has a duty to keep the world safe for the sake of future generations. By endorsing this 2-minutes Peace Silence on 200220022002, we are sending a powerful message that we support peaceful conflict resolution and reject violence.

With your presence here tonight you have all spoken with one unified voice and we hope that one day soon the whole world will speak with that same voice.

Thank you

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