Technology has enabled people from all countries to see themselves as global citizens working towards universal peace. Games and sports teach virtues like graciousness in defeat and humility in victory, motivating people to improve while accepting individual strengths and limitations. During the Olympics, it is important to ensure athletes' safety by continuing the tradition of an Olympic Truce, where nations proclaim a period without war so citizens and players can participate freely. Witnessing cooperation between nations like the Koreas or the UNO calling for ceasing war sends a strong message that peace is possible instead of conflict.

1. “WE ARE THE WORLD”
WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD” –
Technology has taken giant strides in today‟s
world and the world has shrunk into one large
village to be inhabited by children from all
countries. The spirit of internationalism has
seeped so deeply in our psyche that we no
longer regard ourselves as children of one
country or one continent. We are all world
citizens striving for one cause and one goal.
Universal peace is one such initiative, where
we all stand united. Surmounting the divisive
forces, crushing the ugly heads of the hydra of
hatred, children all over the world are taking
baby steps to spread their message of peace,
universal love and brotherhood.

2. Games and sports are big levelers; they
humanize us – they teach us the virtues of
accepting defeat gracefully and victory in all
humility. They motivate us to give our best
every time and all the time and yet accept that
we may not be the best. They enable us to
appreciate the limitations and strengths of
each individual. New challenges are set, new
landmarks are established and new goals are
achieved in our unrelenting quest to do „better
and better‟.

3. While the world‟s sporting talent converges at
one point during the Olympics, it is our duty to
ensure its safety. In ancient Greece the
warring city states such as Athens and Sparta
agreed to a month‟s truce to allow athletes to
compete in the Olympic Games. Since then a
tradition of invoking the „Olympic Truce‟ at the
time of games is being diligently followed. It
not only ensures that all participating nations
proclaim truce 7 days before and after the
games, but also allows citizens, pilgrims and
players to participate in or attend the games in
safety.

4. Heartwarming experiences of watching the 2
Koreas walking under one umbrella or nations
of the world answering the clarion call of the
UNO to at least stop war for the period of
games sends a very strong signal to the world
at large that war can be dispensed with and
PEACE is possible.
From war let us break loose
From the necks of our heroes remove the
noose
Peace and harmony we induce
And in the Olympics proclaim the „Truce‟.
Thanks & Regards
Students of IX
Bal Bharati Public School
Manesar,Gurgaon
(India)