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Sunday morning peace message (little OT)
Even though I am a bit early for our Sunday morning coffee klatch......LOL. I have something special to share. We have as a group, been in touch with the warlike violence and terrorists happening in Isreal and Palestinia. We have been ancious for our friend's safety, after another bombing was broadcast on TV or radio, with all the horrors that come with these violent acts. It is so nice to share the following story, A possitive one, a happy one. The media likes to dwell on the negative. The following is possitive. We were deleighted when a friend E-mailed us with a message to tell us that he was involved with a documentary called "A team for Peace" . It would be aired, Toronto time at 7 o'clock Saturday evening. (4o'clock Vancouver Island time, also we could watch it because we have a dish to receive are TV programming). A team for peace, is a showing of Palestinian and Israeli children playing together in one soccer team. It all started with Johann Olav Koss, an Olympic speed skater from Norway. Year ago, he had told his grand mother that he dreamed of being the best speed skater in Norway, that he wanted to become a doctor and also work with children ( maybe not in that order....LOL, but close enough) Somehow he did all three. At one point in his young life, he ended up living in Toronto, where he must have met up with the son of a very dear friend, who was part in making a film of Johann Olave Koss, working with kids in Isreal. He brought togehter boys, from Israel and Palestinia, and created one soccer team, to play in the world championships. No it did not happen over one night ice, but it did happen. The boys coaches Vico Haddad and Khader Ahid, Palastinian and Israeli are very good friends and play a very big part in this story. They worked (and still wrok today), with the boys and their parents to overcome fears and distrust. One of the coaches stated it like this:" Peace is hidden in a locked box for both these countries". "Our childeren hold the key to that box". Teaching the kids the learn to play as a team and trust one and other is teaching these young boys to trust and work as a team later in life as well". The children learned to play together as a team, they traveled together to Norway to play in the world soccer games, to come home with a bronse medal. Winning this medal is secondary, the learning to be a team, where you have to forget about dislikes and hate and mistrust paramount. That is where you have to depend on understanding one and other, to trust you team mate is going to be in position to receive the ball from across the field so he can score a point and make a goal. It was heart warming to see these boys play together, laugh together and even after some mistrust sleep together in one room. And why not, boys all over the world get a chance to do this. It is going ot be a base for these kids to work together in one place for each induvidual's interest in peace. Where there is going to be space for learning, and working in peace for everyone without the miss trust. Norway has set aside a very generous sum of money to continue to support this team, but also foot the bill for new teams to be formed in places where there is a lot of unrest between the two groups. I for one am going to write my member of pariament for Canada to do the same. So much better than giving wapons, and monetary support to do more feighting. Hoera for the boys in the "Peace team" Have a peaceful Sunday all of you Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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Els that is a beautiful story - I would love to see this happen all over the
world - and in a sense it is happening at the Olympics albeit everyone is competing rather than forming a united team - would it not be wonderful if somehow the teams could break up and form some united teams with each others countries - what a great spectacle of sport that would be. I have always been a firm believer that peace lies with social contact - be it sport , music or just visiting - I remember when DD#1 was in the Queensland youth Orchestra at the International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Lausanne Switzerland back in 1972 how it impressed her (14yrs of age) that so many young people from different countries could be so friendly and at the end form an International Orchestra of the best from each country to perform on the closing night ( incidently Canada was represented at the festival by a youth orchestra from Edmonton) As the years have gone by I have seen how that first meeting of nations really was a wonderful thing for DD in her acceptance of all peoples. Have a nice Sunday morning Els - I am rather late as it is 5 pm Sunday now - just had an afternoon coffee instead. God Bless Gwen -- Gwen Kelly "Els van Dam" wrote in message ... Even though I am a bit early for our Sunday morning coffee klatch......LOL. I have something special to share. We have as a group, been in touch with the warlike violence and terrorists happening in Isreal and Palestinia. We have been ancious for our friend's safety, after another bombing was broadcast on TV or radio, with all the horrors that come with these violent acts. It is so nice to share the following story, A possitive one, a happy one. The media likes to dwell on the negative. The following is possitive. We were deleighted when a friend E-mailed us with a message to tell us that he was involved with a documentary called "A team for Peace" . It would be aired, Toronto time at 7 o'clock Saturday evening. (4o'clock Vancouver Island time, also we could watch it because we have a dish to receive are TV programming). A team for peace, is a showing of Palestinian and Israeli children playing together in one soccer team. It all started with Johann Olav Koss, an Olympic speed skater from Norway. Year ago, he had told his grand mother that he dreamed of being the best speed skater in Norway, that he wanted to become a doctor and also work with children ( maybe not in that order....LOL, but close enough) Somehow he did all three. At one point in his young life, he ended up living in Toronto, where he must have met up with the son of a very dear friend, who was part in making a film of Johann Olave Koss, working with kids in Isreal. He brought togehter boys, from Israel and Palestinia, and created one soccer team, to play in the world championships. No it did not happen over one night ice, but it did happen. The boys coaches Vico Haddad and Khader Ahid, Palastinian and Israeli are very good friends and play a very big part in this story. They worked (and still wrok today), with the boys and their parents to overcome fears and distrust. One of the coaches stated it like this:" Peace is hidden in a locked box for both these countries". "Our childeren hold the key to that box". Teaching the kids the learn to play as a team and trust one and other is teaching these young boys to trust and work as a team later in life as well". The children learned to play together as a team, they traveled together to Norway to play in the world soccer games, to come home with a bronse medal. Winning this medal is secondary, the learning to be a team, where you have to forget about dislikes and hate and mistrust paramount. That is where you have to depend on understanding one and other, to trust you team mate is going to be in position to receive the ball from across the field so he can score a point and make a goal. It was heart warming to see these boys play together, laugh together and even after some mistrust sleep together in one room. And why not, boys all over the world get a chance to do this. It is going ot be a base for these kids to work together in one place for each induvidual's interest in peace. Where there is going to be space for learning, and working in peace for everyone without the miss trust. Norway has set aside a very generous sum of money to continue to support this team, but also foot the bill for new teams to be formed in places where there is a lot of unrest between the two groups. I for one am going to write my member of pariament for Canada to do the same. So much better than giving wapons, and monetary support to do more feighting. Hoera for the boys in the "Peace team" Have a peaceful Sunday all of you Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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Kelly" wrote: Els that is a beautiful story - I would love to see this happen all over the world - and in a sense it is happening at the Olympics albeit everyone is competing rather than forming a united team - would it not be wonderful if somehow the teams could break up and form some united teams with each others countries - what a great spectacle of sport that would be. I have always been a firm believer that peace lies with social contact - be it sport , music or just visiting - I remember when DD#1 was in the Queensland youth Orchestra at the International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Lausanne Switzerland back in 1972 how it impressed her (14yrs of age) that so many young people from different countries could be so friendly and at the end form an International Orchestra of the best from each country to perform on the closing night ( incidently Canada was represented at the festival by a youth orchestra from Edmonton) As the years have gone by I have seen how that first meeting of nations really was a wonderful thing for DD in her acceptance of all peoples. Have a nice Sunday morning Els - I am rather late as it is 5 pm Sunday now - just had an afternoon coffee instead. God Bless Gwen -- Gwen Kelly Yes Gwen, I have to totally agree with you. I am sure that the Olympics as they are now, will change as well. It is to big, to commercial, and maybe even to compeditive as well. It becomes way to costly to run themas they are, but there is nothing so changeable as time, and who knows things will become different. There seems to be more of an handle on the drug use at the moment, that is a step in the right direction. focussing more on playing sports together than on what nationallity the youngsters are would also be very healthy. There is always a bit of danger in emphasis on Nationality. Playing team sports together, making music together nevermind where you come from, it the way to go. Gwen, did you get my E-mail, if not could you e-mail me, I got a Piecework magazine for you. It was the last one on our superstore, Thriftyfoods, shelf. It sort of had your name on it....LOL Need you snail mail address though Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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"Els van Dam" skrev i melding ... Even though I am a bit early for our Sunday morning coffee klatch......LOL. I have something special to share. We have as a group, been in touch with the warlike violence and terrorists happening in Isreal and Palestinia. We have been ancious for our friend's safety, after another bombing was broadcast on TV or radio, with all the horrors that come with these violent acts. It is so nice to share the following story, A possitive one, a happy one. The media likes to dwell on the negative. The following is possitive. We were deleighted when a friend E-mailed us with a message to tell us that he was involved with a documentary called "A team for Peace" . It would be aired, Toronto time at 7 o'clock Saturday evening. (4o'clock Vancouver Island time, also we could watch it because we have a dish to receive are TV programming). A team for peace, is a showing of Palestinian and Israeli children playing together in one soccer team. It all started with Johann Olav Koss, an Olympic speed skater from Norway. Year ago, he had told his grand mother that he dreamed of being the best speed skater in Norway, that he wanted to become a doctor and also work with children ( maybe not in that order....LOL, but close enough) Somehow he did all three. At one point in his young life, he ended up living in Toronto, where he must have met up with the son of a very dear friend, who was part in making a film of Johann Olave Koss, working with kids in Isreal. He brought togehter boys, from Israel and Palestinia, and created one soccer team, to play in the world championships. No it did not happen over one night ice, but it did happen. The boys coaches Vico Haddad and Khader Ahid, Palastinian and Israeli are very good friends and play a very big part in this story. They worked (and still wrok today), with the boys and their parents to overcome fears and distrust. One of the coaches stated it like this:" Peace is hidden in a locked box for both these countries". "Our childeren hold the key to that box". Teaching the kids the learn to play as a team and trust one and other is teaching these young boys to trust and work as a team later in life as well". The children learned to play together as a team, they traveled together to Norway to play in the world soccer games, to come home with a bronse medal. Winning this medal is secondary, the learning to be a team, where you have to forget about dislikes and hate and mistrust paramount. That is where you have to depend on understanding one and other, to trust you team mate is going to be in position to receive the ball from across the field so he can score a point and make a goal. It was heart warming to see these boys play together, laugh together and even after some mistrust sleep together in one room. And why not, boys all over the world get a chance to do this. It is going ot be a base for these kids to work together in one place for each induvidual's interest in peace. Where there is going to be space for learning, and working in peace for everyone without the miss trust. Norway has set aside a very generous sum of money to continue to support this team, but also foot the bill for new teams to be formed in places where there is a lot of unrest between the two groups. I for one am going to write my member of pariament for Canada to do the same. So much better than giving wapons, and monetary support to do more feighting. Hoera for the boys in the "Peace team" Have a peaceful Sunday all of you Els -- hate spam not welcome Els, Koss was very much respected as a "sport hero" here, therefore his engagement was very important! AUD ;-)) |
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wrote: -- hate spam not welcome Els, Koss was very much respected as a "sport hero" here, therefore his engagement was very important! AUD ;-)) Hi Aud: Yes that was indeed the impression I got as well. It is so refreshing to see possitive help, instead of the nasty divisions you get when taking sides. These kids were like young boys anywhere in the world should be,..... happy and full of beans.....LOL, Koss, saw it correctly, and with the tremendous help and insight form the two local coaches has come a long way. Great when boarders fall away, and "mine" and "yours" becomes "ours"........ How is school going....Aud, are back into the swing of things Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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"Els van Dam" skrev i melding
... In article , "Aud" wrote: -- hate spam not welcome Hi Aud: Yes that was indeed the impression I got as well. It is so refreshing to see possitive help, instead of the nasty divisions you get when taking sides. These kids were like young boys anywhere in the world should be,..... happy and full of beans.....LOL, Koss, saw it correctly, and with the tremendous help and insight form the two local coaches has come a long way. Great when boarders fall away, and "mine" and "yours" becomes "ours"........ How is school going....Aud, are back into the swing of things Els -- hate spam not welcome Els, Today is my weekly day off, but my work days have been very busy! Good to be back, but I'm longing for days off! LOL! I have got some "new" children this year; who need special training. They are so sweet, but very active, and have no good "vibes" to schoolwork and home work. They will be a challenge, but THERE I have "a strength" in age and experience! SOMETIMES it is OK to be "a bit older"! LOL! I feel that things at home is a mess, I am no good in keeping order both places!!! .. and DH? Well, it is Olympics.! AUD ;-)))) |
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