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We have looked at the world and the news headlines through Share International’s usual prism – our own background based on Benjamin Creme’s information, his Master’s writings and those of the Master Djwhal Khul, and we note sadly that there is a gap between today’s headlines and the advice provided by the Masters. This month’s articles suggest how that gap might be bridged, and how we could build a path towards a saner and more just future. We also highlight what needs to change – reinstating respect for the rule of law; using all legal means to pre-empt crimes against humanity; taking measures to avert violence, aggression and war.
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Jeffrey Sachs underscores the vital role of international humanitarian law and discusses the historic significance of the International Court of Justice and its findings on the war on Gaza. Both Benjamin Creme and the Master DK describe a realistic practical future and detail how to achieve it. Lars Graf adds his own vision of a doable future based on common sense and cooperation. Naomi Klein overcame her own hesitation – a reluctance to criticize Israeli war crimes – and encourages the use of tools such as boycotting and sanctions.
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The Human Rights Watch World Report 2024 is not a comfortable read. Benjamin Creme’s Master points to our, humanity’s, failings and weaknesses while holding out every hope of change, reform, a joyous acceptance of wise advice. He confirms, as always, the importance of taking action together to tackle problems and change the course of history: “The first signs of this most welcome change in human behaviour can be seen in the millions who now march denouncing war and calling for justice and peace.”
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His emphasis is on the need to choose – to make a choice for the future, for the good of all and the future of our planet. “Underlying all man’s restless striving is the dawning awareness that all must share in the solving of the huge and manifold problems which beset them today; that the responsibility, like the problems, is global and indivisible, and that only through cooperation and self-denial can they adequately be met and overcome.”
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Not only is there a yawning chasm between advice from the Masters and the world’s behavior in general but the gap and total disconnect between the electorate and the politicians appears to be growing. Our leaders seem to live in sound-proof bubbles filled with an unreality and an untouchability guaranteed by Big Money, Big Corruption, and the mainstream media whose strings are also pulled the same as Big Vested Interests. They are certainly not in the interest of the citizen – who must surely be asking what can be done.
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In an election year, when so many millions are exercising their right to choose a decent future, the hope is that: “Through ballot-box and demonstration they are making their voices heard, their demands for peace known. From this point there is no turning back. The people are sensing their power and are coming to understand that they must make the peace they all desire, and that only when justice reigns with freedom will blessed peace be assured.”
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