MANNAM Peace; We are working on it to achieve Peace.

Nowadays, in Korea, there is a gentle spring breeze and flowers in full bloom that make people's heart flutter. However, situations in Korea do not seem to settle down.

South and North korean use the same language and live in the same land. But both South and North have lived divided for over half a century. At the present day, South Korea is paying sharp attention to North Korea due to their threat of a nuclear weapon.

What makes it happen? We have heard "The world is one" without any difficulty since we were young. However, it is not difficult to realize that the world is not one. Before I met MANNAM Volunteer Association, I didn't even think about that we can unite the world into one. Now I am sure what we need acutely, in order to unite the world, is "Peace".

We, MANNAM, aim for "Peace" and try very hard to actualize it. Peace is not a dream which can't come true. Peace can be made! MANNAM hosted the World Peace Festival on 16th September last year with Honorary President Man Hee Lee and Chairwoman Nam Hee Kim for all who desire peace without discrimination of race, border, religion etc.

It was the peace movement.

I expect that world peace will be achieved in MANNAM by all of the Mannam members.

♬♩ Everytime we give it all

we feel the flame eternally inside us

lift our hands up to the sky

the morning calm helps us to

live in harmony for all time

Hand in hand we stand

all a cross the land

we can make this world a better

place in which to live

Hand in hand we can

start to understand

breaking down the walls that

come between us for all time

Arirang

Hand in hand we stand

all a cross the land

we can make this world a better

place in which to live

Hand in hand we can

start to understand

breaking down the walls that

come between us for all time

Hand in hand

Hand in hand

Hand in hand ♫♪

1988 Seoul Olympic Official Song - Hand in Hand (song by Koreana)

(The 24th Olympic Games, Sep 17 - Oct 2, 1988)

MANNAM - Think about Reunification of Korea.

Reunification of North and South

Nowadays, it is very rare to see country divided by north and south, or west and east, and many people already think that all people and countries in the world is one. However, there is one country divided into North and South, and this is known by many people in the world. Do you know which country is this? This is our country, Korea. There are many problems of this, and I think that we should be united fast now. Then, I will tell you the three main reasons why we should unite fast : economy, peace, and development.

First of all, it is about the economy. It is because we, Korea is using too much money in protecting us and making weapons. North Korea is busy at making dangerous weapons such as nuclear weapons, and South Korea is busy at putting money to protect our country. For South Korea, we are using 20-30 trillion for the protection of ourselves! This is very serious problem, and actually we can use those much money for educating the children, or building buildings which we need in our country. Therefore, we have to be united to save our money.

Secondly, it is about the peace. It is because we, Korea is with worry and stresses because of the fact that we are divided into North and South. Especially for North Korea, most of their nations are working as a soldier obligatorily, even though they do not want to. I think if we are united, we could be free from these things, and lots of people want the unification of North and South Korea for this reason. Therefore, we should be in peace by the unification.

Lastly, it is about the development. It is because we, Korea can be developed more when we unite. Actually, South Korea is already much developed and North Korea is not. Because of this reason, many South Koreans can disagree to unite. However, even if we, South Korea is much more developed than North Korea, we do not have much resources. Our main things are only many people to work, and many people's brains. Then, how can we be stronger, and more developed? It is to unite, with North Korea, because North Korea has much resources under their territory. Also, when the people in North Korea and South Korea are joined, Korea's density of population can be very high as other much developed countries. Therefore, we must be united to be developed, and to be stronger.

As you can see, those are the three main reasons why we should unite fast. I hope the unification of South and North Korea be realized fast. Let's effort with our best, so that our Korea which is devided, can be united!

(source: Naver Knowledge in)

While reading this article, I fully sympathized with this opinion.

The nuclear problem of North Korea is now a big issue around the world. Most people in the world have cold glances to North Korea and many of Koreans don't want to be reunited because they think reunification makes lots of social and economy problems in our society, South Korea. However, here is what I want to tell them, let's see the good sides of it.

Why? Because North Koreans have the same ethnic roots with us. They could be our family. What if your family members are dying of hunger? What if they do wrong? Do you want to just ostracize them? They are the only people have same language of us in the world, not our enemies.

I'm not saying North Korea is doing well. I don't support the government of it. Just I want to say that we need to think about this matter deeply. No one wants War and everybody wants Peace. As one of MANNAM members, I hope we could make Peace of world starting from reuniting Korea.

What do you think of this?

How our reaction to North Korea should be

I lived in Vietnam for 6 years since 2004. As you know, Vietnam is a communist country. When I lived in there, I had been feeling difficult and sad to vietnamese friends who were under pressure from polices and soldiers. They did not look happy under communism. At least I felt so. I think FREEDOM is a real basic right of human being.

I read news below at early morning 7, Feb.

“If the enemy [North Korea] is actually about to use a nuclear weapon, a preemptive strike is also one of our possible reactions,” Jung Seung-jo, chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a briefing of the National Assembly’s National Defense Committee yesterday.

When I read this news, one story called [The Wind and the Sun] came into my head. One day two of them were bored so that they bet who took a traveler's coat off . Do you know who won and how to win?

The reason that we could say "peace", it is assumed Non-Violent. Peace is difficult but easy. I mean Political, Religious, Race peace is very difficult but our peace is easy. Let's try MANNAM's first principle "We strive to be a source of light and hope for others"

One of chances to spread light and hope is a Volunteer Work. Volunteering will give the meaningful and positive impact to your community. Besides it can have many benefits for yourself too.

Volunteering is sharing yours with others. Volunteering is giving yours to others. Do you worry about there would be no more yours someday? Do not worry. You will get more than you have shared.

Thank you.

Written by

Yeong jae yu