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Golden Year 3 (2006) has already brought a better world, with a lot of good news. There are the beginning steps of peace in the Middle East between Palestine and Israel. Iran and Iraq have shaken hands with each other. In Northern Ireland, the Irish Sinn Fein and the Loyalist Democratic Unionist Party continue to make progress towards sharing a unified government. In Asia, the peace agreement was signed in Nepal; Pakistan and India began to jointly support a peaceful Kashmir state; and China and Japan are re-evaluating 2,000 years of history in friendship. In Africa, the government of Sudan agreed to a joint peace-keeping force formed by the UN and the African Union to help quell tensions in war-torn Darfur. And a rival faction in Chad signed a peace agreement with the country’s president on Christmas Eve. In the Americas, leaders from nations across South America met to discuss the creation of a pan-South American union, similar to the European Union. And the year was filled with many more shining examples of “Love thy neighbor.” It certainly has been a great year of peace building!

To celebrate the continued expansion of world peace, fellow initiates from around the world came together in local centers to commemorate with a festive meal, songs and performances. For instance, one center used the “Happy Birthday” tune to sing verses with the names of recent peace-developing countries, including Israel, Palestine, Nepal, Chad, Pakistan, India, China, Japan, Ireland, South America, Sudan, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and Indonesia:

Happy New Year to (Nepal),

Peace Grace, Cease-fire,

God bless you, dear (Nepal),

Happy New Year to you.

On Christmas Eve, Master went to Paris and London Centers respectively, to celebrate with local initiates in remembrance of Jesus Christ for His compassion for all sentient beings. On Christmas, Her pets were the most lucky and happiest ones with the gifts from Master especially for them.

On New Year’s Eve, Master gave everyone a countdown surprise through a live broadcast on Supreme Master Television, after She arrived in Germany on December 31 to ring in the New Year with our fellow practitioners. Her warm New Year’s wishes were conveyed as follows:

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, the whole world!

Happy New Year and Peace on Earth, to all of us!

The New Year is there already. I’m sorry if we are one year older, like it or not. But good news: you are one year wiser! Yes! And we are one year nearer to Heaven, and one year nearer to world peace! Isn’t that good news? Let peace happen this year, the Year of the Pig,* because pigs are very peaceful creatures.

* This refers to the 12 animal zodiac signs of Eastern astrology. 2007 is the Year of the Pig.

 

With God’s grace and blessings bringing more and more peace to the world, brothers and sisters happily celebrate the New Year in local Centers all around the planet.

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