Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.

People need to be made conscious of a very simple reality: we have no choice but to share this planet, this small blue sphere floating in the vast reaches of space, with all of our fellow 'passengers.'

A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process.

Divorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented.

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.