The document discusses the World Youth Parliament 2012 theme of "Education: On Our Way Towards a New Civilization". It focuses on the topic of "The Human Person Open to Transcendence" and how education influences and is influenced by spiritual life. Some key points discussed include how developing one's spiritual life through disciplined truth-seeking leads to seeking the best education. The document also reflects on questions about what constitutes inviolable human dignity and rights like life, health, education and civil liberties. It was found that the structure of Transcendence lacked answers on what constitutes life, the meaning of life in terms of highest ideals and values, and promoting dignity for all people equally without condition.

1. WORLD YOUTH
PARLIAMENT 2012
“EDUCATION: ON
OUR WAY
TOWARDS A NEW
CIVILIZATION”
Carlos Lindao
THE HUMAN
PERSON OPEN TO
TRANSCENDENCE
(FINAL
PROPOSAL)

2. Which points reflected in the structure of
Transcendence are susceptible to being
educated? (How does education influence the
spiritual life? How does the spiritual life
influence education?)
The first Topic we addressed in our forum
was “The Human Person Open To
Transcendence” in relation to the
structure of “Education”.

3. Magna Carta quote# 1.1
Before any proposals were made, we reflected on the following questions
raised, How does this “development of civilization” come about? What does
the development of civilization mean? Our reflections helped us conclude that
the development of civilization has
occurred with the help of a conscious or
subconscious
influence of Man’s love for
God.

4. A second question was raised, how
are we certain that the cause of true
development is not some other
motivator that comes from the law of
human nature, for example, C.S.
Lewis speaks of a law of human
nature. He says that we have a blue
print (law of what’s wrong and right).
How can we be certain that this is
not the true cause of development
rather than it being God?

5. To answer these questions, we get to the point that the
desire for the right and the good comes from one
source, the spirit, which in turn comes from God’s
divine constitutive presence in us, according to Rielo’s
anthropological model of the Human person.
How is “Man’s love of God” a motivator of a developed
civilization? How do we know that it was man’s belief in
God which motivated development of civilization? The
answer to this question was that the gift of Faith (No one
specifically knows where it comes from, it is just a gift).

6. Quote referenced from Johnny - “Man must have a love
and appreciation for the unknown or the unexplainable” -
Kiekaguard (this relates to faith doing something that is not
based on what makes “sense”{according to reason} but on a
faith alone).

7. The development of the spiritual life both personal and
communal has positive repercussions for the education of one
person.- Carlos
Edited 1st time: “When a person develops his/her spiritual life
by acquiring a disciplined spirit to seek truth, then they are
more likely to seek for the best education possible” – Carlos
Edited 2nd time: “Man’s desire for (Infinite; more; the truth)
causes a person to develop his/her spiritual life by acquiring a
disciplined spirit to seek truth, then they are more likely to seek
for the best education possible” –Carlos.

8. The word “disciplined” – refers to a commitment. A desire to
satisfy man’s yearning, desire for the truth, the more, and the
most perfect causes a person to develop his/her spiritual life by
acquiring a disciplined spirit to seek truth then they are more
likely to seek for the best education possible. Denying
themselves and sacrificing their time to seek the truth, and
avoiding worldly distractions.
“We should consider the spiritual dimension of a person when
educating them, considering their diverse belief systems(faith
backgrounds)” – Gabby

9. Magna Carta # 1.2 we reflected on
prepared questions orient our discussion.
Question One: Explain why the following
undeniable rights safeguard the
inviolable dignity of the human person:
life, health, education, civil, liberties?

10. Peoples testimonies in defending life can give testimony to
people that we are dignified by promotional work or teaching.
Giving prisoners dignity with jobs.
Service and charity are important because people lose hope
when they see that other don’t forget about them. These
people when helped feel more dignified. Sharing what we have
for the sake of my brother.

11. Help those who are disadvantage by educating
them on preventive methods. Civil rights tie
into education as well.
We have to educate people on knowing that
one is not perfect than another one only
because of their wealth.
We should educate people that their thought,
feeling and understanding is not the end. To
help people see their relationships in the light
of the highest ideal possible. To educate
young people in the light of the highest value
in order to avoid saying that my dignity comes
from power.

12. What do we observe
is lacking in the
structure of
Transcendence?
*
In the Magna Carta #
British Olympic champion,
Ben Ainslie
1.2 what was found to
be lacking was:

13. 1. The answer to
what constitutes
life, since life is
more than
biological.

14. 2. The answer to what is the
meaning of life, since this life
should be in the terms of the
highest ideals and values,

15. 3. The text should include
promoting dignity “without
condition”, and it should point
out the “equality” of dignity
that exists between all
people.
.