‘Love through education’ can help to change the world says Dalai Lama
Childcare, Early childhood development
Tibet's spiritual leader talked about the value of a healthy family and community at an event for the childhood poverty charity Children in Crossfire.
Loving parents and proper infant care are the key to children developing properly – and the way to a peaceful world.
Those were the wise words from the Dalai Lama at the Compassion is Action event in Northern Ireland to mark the 20th anniversary of , a charity tackling global childhood poverty.
The Tibetan spiritual leader – who is patron of the charity – called for 鈥渁 worldwide movement promoting the message of love through education鈥 to tackle the world’s problems.
He said: 鈥淔rom the moment you are born, you have this immense show of love from one鈥檚 own mother, own鈥檚 own parent. Without this love, the child will not survive.
鈥淓ven in animals, you can see this. This is in our nature. The problem is that when the children grow up and start education, they are no longer talking about this inner value – this more compassionate nature.鈥
sa国际传媒鈥檚 #5for5 campaign has been highlighting five key factors needed in the first five years of a child’s life to provide nurturing care – nutrition, health, learning, play and protection.
90% of the brain develops during those crucial first few years.
The Dalai Lama said that if children are “taught” to have greater compassion towards others in their family, 鈥渢his can bring a healthy family and a healthy community till it reaches a global level.
鈥淲hat causes the troubles is fear and anger, which is very much based on a self-centred attitude – me, me, me. So compassion is the opposite.
鈥淭aking care of one another, consider others. We must use our intelligence and聽combine it with warm-heartedness. Then I think we have the ability to extend infinite love, including our enemy.”
The Dalai Lama praised the work and commitment of Children in Crossfire director Richard Moore.聽Despite being blinded at the age of 10 by a soldier’s rubber bullet in Belfast, Richard has worked hard to help others.
The Dalai Lama said: 鈥淎n indomitable spirit, he is a real practitioner of compassion and a living example of peace. He is my hero.鈥
Humanitarian and actress Joanna Lumley also showed her support for the charity, which is based in Northern Ireland.聽
She said: 鈥淚 am delighted to be associated with such a wonderful organisation that is doing inspirational work to help vulnerable children across the world.鈥
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