From The Daily Dialogue
From The Daily Dialogue
Broadcast of 9/13/98
Subject: [DailyDialogue #256] Dreams of Peace
"I recently discovered that I have been mistaken. Throughout my life and my career, I worked primarily on ideas, plans and programs. Now I think it is not ideas that are most important, but dreams. The dreams come first. Then progress on the dreams is ideas. The idea is a technique or a progress that comes out of the dream."
- Dr. Robert Muller, Chancellor, University for Peace, Costa Rica
Dr. Muller grew up in France near the border with Germany. As a child he noticed that clouds, birds and breezes paid no attention to the border between the countries. He dreamed of a peaceful world without borders and border-conflicts. As a young man, Muller was imprisoned by Nazis during the German occupation. He says, "During the war, I almost lost all faith that this world is manageable. If two civilized Western countries do this to each other, what hope do we have?"
Following the war, Dr. Muller had a long career with the United Nations and eventually retired as the Assistant Secretary General. He contributed many ideas for progress toward peace. Now he is a leader at the University for Peace, dedicated to the pursuit of peaceful and earth-friendly relations among nations.
Do you and your partner have dreams about your contribution to people or to the planet?
Experiment: Dialogue about your childhood dreams for making the world a better place.
Affirmation: Our dreams are creating tomorrow's reality.
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