Source: Miles For Peace
We are pleased to inform you that, considering the
current state of world affairs and our particularly sensitive situation in Iran,
"Mercy for All" charity organization (www.mercyforall.org) has - in
partnership with other NGOs - planned a cycling tour around Europe and North
America to convey Iranian people's message of peace, friendship and solidarity
to the rest of the world.
During this journey, which will begin on May 10th
2007, fourteen Iranian cyclists will travel city by city across 4 European
countries (Italy, France, Germany, U.K) and the United States to communicate the
pacifist message of Iranian people, as found in our manifesto, to other nations
around the world.
The cyclists will also offer a hand-made emblem of
"Miles for Peace", as a symbol of friendship on behalf Iranian people, to the
mayors of the host cities as elected representatives of European and American
people.
The cyclists
in Paris
We
Iranians are peace-loving people;; we aspire for a genuine and
sustainable peace, for our own nation as well as all other members of the great
family of humankind. We view such peace as the divine essence of
humanity.
The peaceful and humanitarian nature of the Iranian people is
well reflected by a poem of our great 13th century national poet; Saadi, which
is carved on the main entrance of the United Nation
Organization:
Of one essence is the human race
Thusly has creation put the base
One limb impacted is
sufficient
For all others to feel the mace
We Iranians, love all other
nations. It was one of our ancient kings Cyrus (who lived more than
2500 years ago) who set the example, motto and criterion as to how to treat
strangers in war and in peace.
We Iranians wish to be a
constructive member of the international community. we believe that
:
- Humanity is an indivisible entity
- The world is home to all humans
- No man and no nation are needless of other men and
other nations
- No nation is superior or inferior to any other
nation.
We Iranians desire to
contribute to the enrichment of culture and science and to the sustainability of
peace for our nation as well as all others.
We believe
that every success in every field by any individual in any part of the
world belongs to the human community as a whole. In the same way, we believe
that any form of aggression and moral transgression anywhere in the world,
brings shame and disgrace to all humans and has a devastating impact on the
entire body of human society. That is why each one of us has to take
responsibility vis-à-vis all world events. We hope that governments across the
world respect and uphold this universal longing of man for
peace.
