The quote in the title comes from Gandhi. This quote is simple, but the more I think about it the more profound I find it. What do soldiers do? They train, they make strategy, they cooperate, they put the good of others' before their own good, they sweat, they bleed, they serve.
Man Hee Lee, the honorary chairman of MANNAN, has done all of the things above (and more) in the name of peace. This is one of the reasons I am proud to be a member of MANNAM and so excited about how MANNAM will be used to bring peace to the world.
Please join us as soldier of service and fighters for peace.
2013년 10월 6일 일요일
2013년 5월 8일 수요일
Such a meeting for peace, Aung San Suu Kyi and Man Hee Lee
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition National League for Democracy in Myanmar, had a significant meeting with Man Hee Lee, the honorary chairman of MANNAM in Gwang-ju, South,Korea.
On 30th, Jan in 2013, Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at Gwang-ju airport at 7pm and moved directly to Holiday-in Hotel and had a meeting with the honorary chairman, Man Hee Lee with warm welcoming. Especially both are such peace leaders for the whole world.
Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained in custody for 10 of the past 16 years whereas she holds to peaceful struggle with no violence. She won in 1991, was under house arrest and prohibited from traveling to Norway to accept her Prize. Finally she could give an acceptance speech in 21 years after many years of detention, release, house arrest.
Gwang-ju Human Rights award chose her while she was under house arrest. She couldn't visit South Korea for the prize either.
She got free from the house arrest in 2010, she visited Gwang-ju to confer an honorary citizenship of Gwang-ju and won a medal of Gwang-ju Human Rights hosted by Gwang-ju city and 5.18 the Commemorative Foundation.
Man Hee Lee, the honorary chairman of MANNAM has met leaders of Europe, the Americas, Africa for the long-cherished desire of world peace and restoration of light. The leaders who met Man Hee Lee, have empathized with his idea for world peace and promised to join the team to cooperated in harmony.
2013년 5월 7일 화요일
MIYC(MANNAM International Youth Coalition) 10km in their shoes
As I posted about it, there was a walking event for peace "Pledge of Peace" on 21st, April,2013 in Seoul Grand Park.
The event's title was 10km in their shoes, it's young people from all over the world walking 10km to show they long for world peace.
There were a giant number of people from all of the world, even though it was held in South,Korea which could be a small country but very hot potatoes under such tension with North Korea.
The idea has been started by one brilliant person but it has been actualized actually and will, must be invigorated throughout the world in near future.
This is a casual,easy,fun way to get involved in such a serious issue, world peace.
Let's go for a walk in order to act out for peace:)
Here is Kazakhstan's view of this peaceful and fun event.
Internet News - about 10k in Kazakhstan
2013년 5월 6일 월요일
Man Hee Lee, A great peace maker (4)
Man Hee Lee is the honorary chairman of MANNAM Volunteer Association.
He is the anchor of MANNAM Volunteer Association.
Those two representatives held another citizens’ festival to commemorate the 65th Korean Independence Day held August 14-August 15, 2010 at Seoul Olympics Peace Plaza. This event called the Festival of World Peace, Restoration of Light, and Victory, took place in front of the Peace Gate with about 200,000 spectators and several ambassadors from different countries.
This event, still considered as the flower of culture, has been something unprecedented until now. The large-scale palm-printed flag was put up high in the sky again on that day, and a laser show was performed on the background of this flag in the night sky of the event. The laser show portrayed how one person, who became a light, was added unto another light. The motto of the event was also displayed on the flag by the laser, which said, “When light meets light, there is victory.”
The chairman, Lee Man Hee, represented 33 people from various walks of life, and read aloud the declaration from the Korean Unification Monument. It seemed like the sky was going to explode by the hopeful shouts of the spectators. The Korean Unification Declaration Monuments are now standing both at the Goseong Unification Observatory, east frontlines [Korean border], and at the west frontlines, Imjingak.
Furthermore, Mannam hosted another festival to commemorate the 60th Korean War on June 26, 2010, at Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul. Korean War veterans and ambassadors from 60 Korean War participating and supporting countries were invited to cherish the memory of the deceased souls. As part of the preliminary events ahead of the actual commemoration, Mannam volunteers toured 21 locations at which the Korean War Memorial Monuments are situated including the UN Memorial Park in Busan.
The volunteers paid a silent tribute to the former war veterans. At the same time roughly 14,400 elementary school students from 17 different regions in South Korea participated in printing their thumbs to make national flags of the Korean War participating countries. These thumb-printed flags were presented to the ambassadors who were in attendance of the event.
On the day of the event, the ambassadors from 21 countries partook of creating a special bronze sculpture by agreeing to print their hands on it. The sculpture contains the determination from those ambassadors that they oppose warfare and desire to keep peace within this world. It is now being kept in the Yongsan War Memorial Museum, Seoul.
The participants also took part in creating a time capsule during the event. The time capsule contains the messages from the Korean War veterans, the messages of gratitude from the citizens, and the message that pictures the Korea that will have gained peace 10 years later, and so forth. This capsule is scheduled to be opened 10 years later in 2020.
The honorary chairman, Man Hee Lee and the representative, Kim Nam Hee have bound the globe as one and created Mannam International that surpasses borders, races, religions, and societies. They are leading the way of the volunteers worldwide. Who could possibly accuse them of wrongdoing unless insane?
In September 2012, the title of this event is “The 6th World Peace Restoration of Light Culture and Sports Festival.” It was held in Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium, Seoul. In fact, the gate of the stadium was closed for the last 24 years until last year this festival was held. Twelve flames of fire rose to the sky on the day of the festival, and the 200,000 spectators stored the flames in their eyes and hearts. As all the participants were united as one, the festival was truly a joyous event for both people and for the spirits.
More than any physical battles that kill people’s flesh, spiritual conflicts within religious organizations where people insult and label others as heretics are much cruel. Unlike those existing conflicts, the World Peace Festival truly showed the possibility of peace and the restoration of light. It was a place of unity where everyone held hands together, rising above the walls that used to separate them before.
this is what he did in MANNAM last year, 2012.
The event was just so new and different from other peace event or festivals.
The contents, people and everything was so new and that was so real peace.
There were many news jounalists and reporters from all the world and they got so impressed and have been asking the leaders of MANNAM(the chairman, Nam Hee Kim and the honorary chairman, Man Hee Lee) to come to their countries and have interviews.
Furthermore, they have been coming to South,Korea to see them for world peace.
Well...guys!! World peace is really happening:)
2013년 5월 5일 일요일
Man Hee Lee, A great peace maker (3)
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Man Hee Lee is the honorary chairman of MANNAM Volunteer Association.
He is the anchor of MANNAM Volunteer Association.
The honorary chairman of MANNAM, Lee Man Hee, was a Korean War veteran, who fought in the frontlines. Having been deeply deplored over the tragedy of the fratricidal war and the death of the citizens of his own, the chairman Lee refuses to take any money that the Korean government provides monthly for former war veterans. He is a peace activist who loves his own nation and citizens, and who vigorously runs in effort to bring peaceful unification to the Korean peninsula.
While watching the tragedy of the fratricidal war, Lee made up his mind before his dying comrades that he would accomplish world peace and restore the lost light for his own country and citizens.
Why, why, and why did young men around the world have to die? For whom did they have to die? The sacrifice of their lives is greater than the universe. The wish of the deceased souls was surely the world peace and the restoration of light. Their wish must have been to live in a world without war and without death. Everyone living in this globe is the same family that surpasses national borders, races, or religions. Why do we have to fight against one another? Why do people have to kill others’ lives that are granted by the light, rain, and the air from heaven?
The honorary chairman of MANNAM, Lee was the first person who led the Korean New Town Movement in his hometown, Cheongdo. By having met the behind-the-scenes volunteer, Kim Nam Hee, the Mannam representative, the chairman Lee has expanded Mannam Volunteer Association not only nationwide but worldwide as well.
Furthermore, these two representatives hosted a commemorative event for the 54th Korean Memorial Day on June 6, 2009 (otherwise referred to as the First Citizens’ Festival for the Love of their Country, Love for Taeguk, Love for Moogunghwa). This festival was hosted on the road in front of the COEX Mall, Seoul, South Korea. The national flags of the 16 Korean War participating countries were made into 625 kites, and the two leaders let these kites float in the Seoul sky and prayed for the rest of the UN war veterans and the deceased souls. The two leaders determined their minds not to let the sacrifice of the veterans go in vain. In order to cherish the memory of the deceased souls, they made a large-scale Korean palm-printed flag (60 by 40 meters), which required the participation from 17,337 people--including students from elementary, middle, and high schools, and universities; citizens, soldiers, international residents, and more. This large-scale flag was put up, and the memory of the deceased souls was cherished by many Korean citizens. As Korea’s largest palm-printed flag, it has been registered in the Korean Book of Guinness, and it has been kept in the National Cemetery, Seoul.
2013년 5월 4일 토요일
Man Hee Lee, A great peace maker (2)
Man Hee Lee is the honorary chairman of MANNAM Volunteer Association.
He is the anchor of MANNAM Volunteer Association.
Through the 6th World Peace Restoration of Light Culture and Sports festival, the eyes and the ears of people, who have watched the event, have been opened. This festival has opened up their eyes and ears because it portrayed the culture of heaven where the spirit of heaven dwelt. Victory, joy, unity, and the flowers of love have bloomed widely, and the flames of peace have risen high.
The footsteps of world peace and the restoration of light have begun humbly, but prosperous will the end be! The seed of the light of life has been planted, and it will bear its fruit. Light has met with another light, and they will become a greater light. World peace will be accomplished, and light will be restored as everyone is united through love. All things will respond to the culture of the pioneers, who bring world peace and restore the light.
The representative of the Mannam Volunteer Association, Ms. Kim, has been watching the honorary chairman closely. There is a statement the representative Kim has been proclaiming during each and every festival she hosted. She has spoken several times in public how the honorary chairman, Lee, Man Hee, was someone that the Republic of Korea as well as the whole world absolutely needs, and that everybody should at least meet him once in their life time.
During one of the opening speeches for the World Peace Festival, the representative Kim confidently assured everyone that the 6th World Peace Festival would surely let everyone understand why the honorary chairman, Lee, Man Hee, was an essential person to all mankind. If you were one of the spectators of the event on that day, you will know the answer to her statement.
International participants around the world didn’t leave their seats from morning till late night. Shouts from the participants never stopped for a second. People’s hearts and thoughts were united throughout the event. This is the answer to her statement. The honorary chairman Lee is the embodiment of the true light, life and love, and he continues working to bring peace and to restore the light to the world. He is someone that all mankind should at least meet once in order to accomplish world peace.
Man Hee Lee, A great peace maker (1)
Man Hee Lee is the honorary chairman of MANNAM Volunteer Association.
He is the anchor of MANNAM Volunteer Association.
Lee, Man Hee, a descendant of the Korean royal family, who was sent from heaven as the light of love — Who is he?
Born to a poor peasant family on September 15, 1931, he was given a name meaning light. Why was he given such a name? Before his birth, his grandfather saw in a dream the ray of a strong light separating the dark sky and descending upon the mother of his grandson. Having had this extraordinary dream, his grandfather decided to name his grandson “light” before birth.
Lee, Man Hee, was a Korean War veteran, who fought in the front lines. Having been deeply deplored over the tragedy of the fratricidal war and the death of the citizens of his own, the chairman Lee refuses to take any money that the Korean government provides monthly for former war veterans. He is a peace activist who loves his own nation and citizens, and who vigorously runs in effort to bring peaceful unification to the Korean peninsula.
I would like to introduce Man Hee Lee to the readers for getting to know him more for more like series.
I hope you get well influenced by his beautiful words by short snatches of his songs.
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