LIVING IN HARMONY - Afterward

Empowering Children to Become World Harmony Builders

...To students, teachers, and parants: Paths to World Harmony and personal happiness..

To students: If you have done some, most, or all of the lessons in this book, then congratulations. You are well on your way to becoming a global citizen - a leader who can help build a more peaceful and just world. At the same time, the end of this book is not the end of your learning. It is just the beginning. Now that you are aware of the topics we worked on in this book, you will be able to find more resources that will help you to expand your abilities. As more and more people learn partnership skills - the inner and outer capacities we have discussed in this book - our partners in building world harmony will grow and grow in number. As you continue to learn what it means to be a global citizen, you can begin to teach others what you have already learned. We can all be teachers at the same time as we are learners. As we learn from each other and begin to practice our new skills of partnership, we can watch a new world of peace, justice, and well being for all begin to blossom all around us.

To teachers and parents: Your role in helping guide, support, and nurture the students along the road towards world harmony is an invaluable part of the process. As students move forward on this road, they will also discover the secret that sages and poets have tried to tell us through the ages: that our own fulfillment is greatest when we give to others. As students serve the greater good of the world, they are learning more than community service. They are learning about the meaning of life. As all of us work to help students grow into global citizens, we can celebrate with them that we have been given so many gifts in our own lives - the conscious awareness of our highest and best selves, the knowledge of the vast beauty of our planet, and the empathy we have towards those who are suffering. The path leading to world harmony and the path leading to personal happiness are one and the same.

To all of us: It‘s time to celebrate the things we have learned and the progress we have made. It feels good to do good things for others. And every time we try to learn the skills of partnership we are doing good things for others. Let‘s continue to support and encourage each other on this journey. We each have unique talents to offer. We each have important insights to share. We each have a truth to speak. There is a place for everyone in this ‗beautiful garden of the Great Spirit‘. There is enough work to keep us all busy! But let‘s always remember that our first work is to make sure we are in harmony with ourselves. Without that we can‘t bring harmony to the world. Our first and best gift to planet earth is to practice being individuals who walk the way of harmony.