Manifesto for a New Humanity
My Vision for a Different World
Dear reader,
The words you are about to read hold a very special significance in my heart.
📜 A Narrative
I am not here to enumerate the 100 million souls that were stolen in the atrocities of the 20th century, nor the millions more lost in the early 21st century. I am not here to remind you of the stark reality of the 700 million people still living in extreme poverty. I am not here to warn you that climate change might claim a dozen million more lives by 2050, push another 100 million into extreme poverty, and jeopardize the quality of life of roughly 3.5 billion human beings across the globe.
💛 A New World Awaits
No! I am here to share a different message, one that unfortunately rarely makes the front page of newspapers or goes viral on social media.
No matter how dark our past, how painful our present, or how worrying our future is, we hold the power to carve out a different path, rewrite the next pages of our collective story, and alter the course of Humankind.
Yes! We hold that power! All of us do!
It’s the gentle embrace that heals the broken, the unwavering kindness that lifts the fallen, the comforting voice that soothes the troubled.
It’s the power that you feel when you smile at a stranger, when you hug a loved one, when you lend your hand across the divide. It’s that power that you wield to bring happiness, joy, and hope all around you.
It’s a magical power. What’s even more magical is that we have all been granted this power.
I envision a world where we use this healing power without limitations, without fear, without expecting anything in return.
It’s a world founded on love, peace & hope. It’s a world founded on our Humanity.
🌟 Our Humanity
This Humanity has always been within all of us, since the birth of our species. It acts as a guiding light through the ages. This light is precisely who we truly are, our purest truth, our noblest identity. This is what makes humans human. Yet, somehow, in the confusion & overwhelm of modern life, this light has faded. But it’s still within us, beneath the noise.
Once again, we hold the power to rekindle this light. Every act of kindness, every word of love, every thought of generosity doesn’t go unnoticed: it makes sparks fly. Rekindle your light, and rekindle others’. This power lies in the way we treat one another regardless of where we come from, what we believe in, and the story we carry. Our Humanity is a universal language. It transcends race, gender, and beliefs.
As we recognize that our souls are interconnected, that our fates are intertwined, and that our hearts beat as one, everything we do contributes to a larger narrative. We can choose this narrative to be one of love, peace, & hope.
By choosing kindness over indifference, collaboration over competition, and understanding over judgment, we contribute to the revival of our Humanity, and therefore to the survival and unprecedented flourishing of Humankind.
🎖️ Our Duty
This is our power. It is also our duty, our duty towards each other, especially the poor, the elderly, & the sick, our duty towards our ancestors who sacrificed their lives for the betterment of Humankind and the privileges we enjoy today, our duty towards our children who look at the horizon with worry & despair.
👥 Together
Let us create this world for them! Let us build the greatest masterpiece ever made in the History of Humankind, a masterpiece made by all of us — you & I, and each of the 8.1 billion souls on this planet! Let us do this together!
Wherever you are from, whatever you believe in, whichever story you carry, you hold the power to make a difference. Join us! We need your help. Humankind needs your help.
Share this article with your family & friends and on social media. Let’s make this the front page of our newspapers! Let’s make this go viral on social media! Let’s make this the very first building stone of our new common story!
Thank you for joining me on this journey for a New Humanity 🙏
I invite you to share this article online and to take some time today to reconnect with your Humanity. Intentionally show generosity, love, and care to people around you 💛
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