Naw Ruz and Harmony Day Beffitingly Intertwine.

Dear friends,

Today two of my favourite days co-incide, Naw Ruz and Harmony Day. In Australia on harmony day one typically hears a song which is our national anthem second only to waltzing matilda (he he). It is a song by the seekers "I am Australian" played to images of Australia below.



This song has a beautiful message to it. It states;
"We are one - but we are many, and from all the lands on earth we come.
We share a dream - and sing with one voice.
I am you are, we are Australian"

Although it was made in the context of the Australian nation, it's chorus could very well easily state, "We are all Human" in the place of "We are Australian" just as neatly to fit the context of our global nationhood whereby people of all races, nations, cultures and religions who have themselves seen a great many struggles and batttles in the lead up to this great day for the establishment of the oneness of humanity. It very much reminded me of Baha'u'llah's saying, "The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch."

As part of Australia's contribution to International harmony day it has been reported by MICEBTN magazine that Australian harmony day has reached a new Australian record with about 5,500 events registered for Australian harmony day. Perhaps then it will not be so hard to understand why I feel truly blessed to live in such a vibrant, tolerant society as Australia.

On a closing note, below are a couple of pleasant harmony songs of youtube;

-One, a part of an Australian community service announcement.


-Another a delightful contribution by a Methodist girls school in Singapore.


Kind regards :)

(1 Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 288)

India's Lotus Baha'i temple reaches 25th anniversary on Sunday 25th!

The Hindustan Times reports that on this Sunday 20th of March the Lotus Baha'i temple will be turning 25.

It will be celebrated by an evening of cultural programs on Monday the 21st (co-inciding with Naw Ruz) which will be open to all.

So if you are in Kalkaji (in Delhi), India on Monday evening, why not drop by and enjoy the spectacular programme put on by some of India's 1.8-2 million Baha'is?

Kind regards.