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How can we build peace in the Middle East?
Tolerance, mutual understanding and respect are the foundations of peace. No child is born who hates another because he or she is different. Intolerance is taught, one person at a time, and so is tolerance. We distribute a booklet that encourages tolerance, understanding and respect. This booklet, by American educator and humanitarian, L. Ron Hubbard, is called The Way to Happiness®.
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Arabic translation of The Way to Happiness booklet. |
Hebrew translation of The Way to Happiness booklet. |
What is The Way to Happiness® booklet?
The Way to Happiness
booklet is a guide to social betterment that
anyone of any religion or ethnicity can agree
with. As an Israeli describes it:
"I was fascinated by the booklet.
Simply think about someone summarizing for you
all your beliefs and all your behavior, and then
putting it into an organized booklet. Suddenly I
found good people nearby who think as I do."
A senior official in the
Palestinian Ministry of Education describes it
this way:
"There are also many advices for
all Muslims to follow, not only for their own
benefit, but also for the benefit of all human
beings as well. All those who read the booklet
meet me with big smiles and glittering eyes.
The book is now flying like a butterfly from one
flower to another."
The Way to Happiness booklet is
endorsed by leaders of the major religions,
including Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and
Christianity. Go to
www.twth.org
and www.able.org
for over 300 endorsements by religious leaders,
government officials, professionals and others.
It has received over 100 proclamations from all
levels of government applauding its results in
social betterment.
Click here for more
information on The Way to Happiness
booklet.
Click
here to get your own complimentary The Way to Happiness
booklet
How many booklets have been distributed?
Over 60,000,000 copies, in 42 different
languages, have been distributed all over the
world. We have distributed over 1,500,000 to
Palestinians and Israelis. Our goal is
3,000,000—one for every Palestinian and
Israeli family.
How does The Way to Happiness
booklet work?
The precepts in the booklet can be
agreed to by people of any religion or
ethnicity. The booklet forms a foundation of
common values, which allows dialog to begin.
The booklet also gives hope and comfort to
those involved in the conflict. The overall
effect is to bring calm when distributed in
regions in turmoil, as has been done in
Kosovo, Latin America and South Africa.
To take the South African example—in 1993
international observers feared violence during
the transition from apartheid to a government
in which non-whites could vote. When small
outbreaks of inter-tribal violence erupted,
The Way to Happiness Foundation International
began distribution of some 800,000 copies of
The Way to Happiness booklets. Shortly
after the distribution was complete, the
election was held and no violence marred the
turnover of power to President Nelson Mandela.
While no one claims that booklets were the sole
reason for the peaceful transition, the many
testimonials to its calming influence indicate
its importance during this period.
For more information on the effectiveness of
The Way to Happiness booklet in
building mutual understanding and peace, click
on Success Stories.
