These pigeons are a symbol of the subject i'll be approaching today and i'll ask you

to guess what my speech will be about.

Somewhere in the world at this moment, a tear is falling on the face of a child:
orphaned, hungry, alone, and helpless. That single tear takes a long and endless
journey – a journey from little eyes that have seen too much, across a cheek that
has never been gently kissed goodnight, down a jaw-line that longs for
nourishment and onto little hands that seem to hold the weight of the world.
Although our hearts inevitably ache for the thought of her, and we are sad for her,
it is by our own doing that she is crying.
She cries because of the war that rages around her and she hurts because of the
painful memories of her home tumbling. Her crying is a symbol of the pain
implemented in a place where neighbor is synonymous with enemy. And we
wonder, how can this be happening? But, shift the focus and zoom out to see that
the place where this crying child lives is our planet; it’s our entire world.

Peace begins with the individual. We must realize that, as individuals, we are not
powerless and that the power of one can make a difference. As individuals we must
accept the responsibility to end the scourge of war and culminate a culture of
peace. We must realize that peace is more than the absence of war. War is a drain
on both human and financial resources and as history proves, is not an effective
way of resolving conflict. Peace involves a process of individual and communal
participation. It requires justice, equal rights and equal opportunities.

Because:
Peace promotes the growth, progress and development of society.
Peace promotes tolerance and understanding amongst people.
Peace promotes peaceful co-existence which results in a lack of conflict.
Peace encourages international cooperations.
Peace removes fear and anxiety in the lives of the people.