和平文化對(duì)于我們意味著什么

I believe that the Culture of Peace is one of the most precious humane philosophies in the 21st century. This article contains my thoughts on what that concept means to me.

First， it is crucial to clarify that the Culture of Peace is a concept which should be expressed through individual efforts as well as shared by all people collectively. That is the true strength of this unique concept. Through the irreversible process of globalization， the opportunity to reach out to others has dramatically increased. Globalization has opened up brought us close to every part of our planet and exposed us to variety and diversity of our world. In fact， each human being has a different background such as demography， language， religion， gender， nationality， race， culture and history.

From the perspective of diversity， the crucial point is to tolerate different values and accept diversity. It is meaningless to compare which is superior because different people have different perspectives and values. Then， how should we treat the diversity? If people do not accept， value and respect diversity， it is obvious that inherent intolerance would cause conflicts， and the history of colonialism has shown that very vividly. European conquerors not only dominated the indigenous people， but also destroyed their culture as the colonialists considered indigenous culture as inferior. Thus， rejection of diversity is the trigger and the cause of widespread discriminations which in turn resulted in conflicts.

我認(rèn)為和平文化是21世紀(jì)人類哲學(xué)最珍貴的一部分。這篇文章包含了我如何看待和平文化對(duì)我的意義。

首先，需要明確的是和平文化是一種概念，它應(yīng)該通過(guò)個(gè)人努力及群體共享表現(xiàn)出來(lái)，這才是這一獨(dú)特概念的真正力量。在全球化不可阻擋的過(guò)程中，人與人交流接觸的機(jī)會(huì)大大增加。全球化讓我們對(duì)地球的每一部分都密切接觸，向我們展示這個(gè)世界的多樣和差異。實(shí)際上，每個(gè)人都有不同的背景，如人種、語(yǔ)言、宗教、性別、國(guó)籍、民族、文化和歷史等。

從多樣化的角度來(lái)看，最重要的一點(diǎn)就是寬容對(duì)待不同的價(jià)值觀和接受多樣性。對(duì)比哪種文化更高一籌毫無(wú)意義，因?yàn)椴煌娜藫碛胁煌慕嵌群蛢r(jià)值觀。那么，我們應(yīng)該如何對(duì)待多樣性呢？如果人們不接受不同的價(jià)值觀、不尊重多樣性，很明顯這種內(nèi)在的不包容性就會(huì)導(dǎo)致沖突。這一點(diǎn)殖民主義的歷史已展示的淋漓盡致，歐洲占領(lǐng)者不僅控制土著人，還破壞了他們的文化，因?yàn)橹趁裾哒J(rèn)為土著文化是劣等文化。因此，拒絕多樣性就會(huì)引發(fā)廣泛的歧視，并進(jìn)一步導(dǎo)致沖突。

Our world today should make every effort to raise the level of tolerance for the diversity of people and their thoughts. I believe that diversity is not a disadvantage but an advantage because through the process of accepting the differences， we can expand our perspectives and gain the capacity to change our mindset. In addition， diversity allows us to notice that each individual has his strength and weakness， and we can cooperate with each other to move ahead. In a globalized world， it is impossible to live without mutual support and cooperation. And if we make use of each one’s individual strength， the solidarity will have amazing power to achieve incredible results.

In this context， one particular area where we have failed to benefit from is equal participation of women in every sphere of human activity. At present， we are failing to utilize a large part of women’s power as UN Security Council Resolution 1325 has envisaged. It might seem difficult to overcome the fear of differences，. At the same time， what we need is two simple thoughts. Be tolerant and respect others. These are essential points for a harmonious world and generate solidarity amongst all human beings. In other words， through these two actions， we can overcome the discrimination and forget our differences.

It is also essential to reconsider the definition of peace. In general， peace is defined as the absence of war; that is not sufficient. For instance， even though my own country Japan has not been involved in wars since World War II and is one of the most developed countries in the world， many people there are suffering from social pressure generated by many external forces. Consequently， many commit suicide or get mentally sick. Even though large scale wars have not flared up in recent decades， the number of people suffering is not decreasing because people are experiencing the negative impacts of interminable competition in market， pressure from social responsibility， corrupt politics or lack of goverance. Because of insatiable greed for wealth， people are not controlling but are being controlled by the socio-economic system， and it demolishes human dignity. The absence of war does not guarantee a life of dignity for any human being anymore. Personally， to me peace is the absence of misery and deprivation. In term of this definition， I believe that all human beings are free from conflicts but also have happiness in their lives. To sum up， peace is not only the absence of war but also happiness and compassion.

當(dāng)今我們的世界應(yīng)盡全力提升對(duì)民眾及其想法多樣性的寬容度。在我看來(lái)，多樣性對(duì)于發(fā)展不是不利條件，而是有利條件，因?yàn)橥ㄟ^(guò)接納不同點(diǎn)，我們可以拓展看問(wèn)題的角度，獲得改變思維方式的能力，同時(shí)通過(guò)彼此合作，攜手共進(jìn)。在全球化的世界，沒(méi)有互助與合作是不可能生存的。如果我們利用彼此之力，團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)將會(huì)取得意想不到的成就。

在這樣的背景下，我們沒(méi)能從中受益的一個(gè)特別領(lǐng)域就是婦女公平參與人類活動(dòng)的每個(gè)部分。目前，我們未能像聯(lián)合國(guó)安理會(huì)1325號(hào)決議所設(shè)想的那樣發(fā)揮女性的力量?？朔?duì)差異的恐懼似乎不容易，然而，我們需要秉持的是兩個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的觀點(diǎn)：寬容與尊重他人。這是實(shí)現(xiàn)世界和諧和所有人團(tuán)結(jié)的關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)。換句話說(shuō)，就是通過(guò)這兩點(diǎn)，我們可以克服歧視，忘記差異。

同時(shí)，重新定義和平的概念也很重要。一般來(lái)說(shuō)，和平被定義為沒(méi)有戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。這樣定義是不夠的。比如，我的國(guó)家日本在二戰(zhàn)后就沒(méi)有再卷入戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，也是世界上發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家之一。然而，仍有很多人遭受外在因素產(chǎn)生的社會(huì)壓力，因此他們自殺或者患精神疾病。近幾十年來(lái)，盡管大規(guī)模的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)沒(méi)有爆發(fā)，受苦的民眾數(shù)量并沒(méi)有減少，因?yàn)槿藗冋馐苁袌?chǎng)無(wú)休止的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)帶來(lái)的負(fù)面影響、社會(huì)責(zé)任的壓力、政治腐敗或管理的缺失。由于對(duì)財(cái)富的貪婪，人們并沒(méi)有掌控社會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)體系，而是被它掌控，而且尊嚴(yán)也被它削弱。沒(méi)有戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)并不能繼續(xù)保障人類的尊嚴(yán)。在我個(gè)人看來(lái)，和平是沒(méi)有苦難和剝奪。根據(jù)這個(gè)定義，我認(rèn)為人類不僅應(yīng)該沒(méi)有沖突，也應(yīng)該生活幸福?？傊推讲粌H是沒(méi)有戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，也應(yīng)包括幸福和慈愛(ài)。

In conclusion， for me， the Culture of Peace is a humane concept which encourages us to be tolerant， to respect others as individuals and to devote ceaseless efforts to bring happiness for all human beings. As long as we inculcate the Culture of Peace in our minds， it will energize us to create sustainable peace individually and globally. What we can do are these four simple things:

Respect diversity，

Tolerate differences，

Show compassion， and

Serve humanity.

These will enable all of us to build the Culture of Peace.

和平文化是一種人文概念，鼓勵(lì)我們寬容、彼此尊重、不遺余力地把幸福帶到每個(gè)人身邊。只要把和平文化謹(jǐn)記于心，它一定會(huì)讓我們每個(gè)人都精力充沛地奮斗，與全世界人民團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)創(chuàng)造可持續(xù)的和平。我們要做的四件簡(jiǎn)單的事是：尊重多樣性、寬容差異、展現(xiàn)慈愛(ài)和服務(wù)人類。這將使我們能樹(shù)立和平文化。