By Anna Freedman, Peace Week September 2022
That every soul may be “as an alabaster cup
Filled to overflowing with the mystical wine of beauty and love₁”
That we honour the timeless connection practices of our ancient villages
And that these ways perpetuate from generation to generation
Unfolding the potential for peacemaking in each young person and
Shielding their journey to maturity
That we enrich the infrastructures to support pregnancy, birth, parenthood and more
As Sacred in the evolution of humanity
The undifferentiated zygote has a universe of potential,
That we harness the potential of each being for collective goodness
My wish is that the
Significant link of Early Childhood Development as the foundation for lifetime health
Commands more focus and
Enfants worldwide flourish with this support
Hurry up and grow up is replaced by
A renewed faith in natures’ pace
The push to independence is shifted to the
Pull to dependance and that
Every youngster may rest in the safety of care their North star confers
Our preschooler ask of emotional regulation is more widely understood and
That instead of forcing premature regulation,
We enable the Conditions for mixed feelings as prelude to this milestone
The receipt of care in our children lights up the qualities of humanness in them and us,
And that with care felt by every member the possibilities alight for our planet
Care being the forerunner to empathy, courage, integrity and more.
A planetary tapestry unfolds enlightening eachs’ highest virtues
My wish is that
Pockets of true play multiply
Enabling every youth to express and be herself
That young people make balance with screens, and
Unity in diversity triumphs over cyber algorithms and digital dis-ease
That Education practices rethink assessment, prioritise wellbeing, creativity and human emergence
Grant opportunities for engagement in our real problem solving and whole self building
That parents, educators, those working with children and young people themselves have
Spaces held for their sharing and growth
New narratives replace the separation based dogmas of our time
Making our separation based norms feel paradigms away
When our cultures of childrearing shift
Then we will raise the next generation of leaders, solvers and stewards
With the inner resource and outer capacities to wholly inherit and interconnect our planet
When we see life interwoven in the fabric of our tapestry,
We see full human and planetary health across all the facets of wellbeing
upheld by food, shelter, air, water, and for our young people;
A felt sense of closeness to us, attachment - that mystical wine, the force of connectivity
Enabling care, the prerequisite for all our human virtues
I wish that our hearts and the hearts of our children can be soft
Soft so that attachment can unfold natures’ course
Soft hearts to invite the unknown
Soft to open to the edges and to possibility
Soft to hear voices unheard
Soft to hold opposing truths
Soft to Be
Soft to make peace
This is my wish for you, dear peacemakers
₁This is my wish for you, Charles Snell 1914
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