8/14/2019 World Harmony is It Achievable

1/2

WORLD HARMONY, IS IT ACHIEVABLE? WHAT PROMISES LIE AHEAD?

BY FRANCIS C W FUNG, PH.D.

Let us examine the World Media Summit held in Beijing Oct 8 to 10, 2009. This is asignificant step towards a more harmonious world by bringing all the world media

together for the first time of modern history. Some called it the Olympics of Media. 170

world media and over 300 delegates attended. These included the eight biggest worldmedia house presidents, CEOs from Xinhua, AP, Reuters, Time Warner, BBC,

Newsgroup, Tass, Japanese United Press and Google. The concluding Joint Statement

emphasized increased win-win cooperation in expanding world multicultural reporting

and also specifically called for more diverse, accurate, fair and impartial reporting.

We at World Harmony Organization (WHO) work for Harmony Renaissance to bring

harmony, a universal value back. Harmony is being neglected because of the world is

driven by racial, religious and ideological strife. Harmony Renaissance is needed as theultimate resolution to unshackle us and to reverse the tide of human self destruction and

environmental degradation. Harmony with mankind and with nature is necessary for oursustainable development and survival.

World Harmony is achievable because the cycle of self destruction and deception is

reversing. We can see it coming. The world is heading towards mutual win windevelopment. We are beginning to be aware that world development is not a zero sum

game. World Harmony can be simply defined as a multilateral world set on the course of

win win development. This will release the energy for mankind to work for commonprosperity.

Harmony as a guiding faith is very broad. It includes peace within oneself, relationsbetween people, within family, between citizens and nations, harmony among nations and

between man and nature. Democracy is nothing but harmony between citizen and their

government. Environmental ecology is simply harmony of man with nature.

The practice of harmony can be simply defined as the following twelve virtues:

Tolerance, Acceptance, Respect, Equality, Gentleness, Forgiveness, Patience, Humility,

Conservation, Ecology, Unity with Nature and Unity of Mankind. With these practicesfirmly in mind World Harmony is on the way to be achievable.

What promises lie in the future? In the future we will see further growth of developingcountries and multilateralism. This will lead to a more harmonious balance of East and

West, North and South dialogues and cultural exchange. The world is poised for win win

mutual development. World development is not a zero sum game as some might think.The best way to develop is openness and learning from the best of each culture so as to

move towards common prosperity.

1

8/14/2019 World Harmony is It Achievable

2/2

The big media houses and others come together because of new challenges from the

marching of the developing world and changes of technology and market orientation.

Powerful world media working for more harmonious reporting is a major breakthroughfor the cause of World Harmony. The Western powers have dominated the world stage

and news reporting for the last two centuries. By conceding to cooperation and win-win

development in world news reporting the stage is set for inevitable improvement of EastWest and North South relation. This is the important single step the world must take to

avoid self destruction and deception. We are seeing the coming of a brave new world.

We are very hopeful world harmony undertakings will flourish.

Harmony is universal. It embraces all human relations and our relation with the

universe. Harmony is the underlying operating principle of the universe. Without

harmony mankind will self destruct and the universe will not be eternal. "Harmony

Renaissance will release us from the bondage of human strife. It is the next wave of

creative energy that mankind is waiting for. Harmony Renaissance will bring East

and West convergence so mankind will reach higher accomplishments beyond

European Renaissance."

Francis C W Fung, Ph.D.

Director General

World Harmony Organization.

2