dear primetime morning presenters,

i’ve got a book to recommend you. it’s called ‘for the sake of peace’ by daisaku ikeda. the guy dr carter was talking about. the guy whom he said deserves e nobel peace prize. oh watever. he’s got a un peace award, the rosa parks humanitarian award, and the international tolerance award of the simon wiesenthal center.

although the book is based on the human principles of buddhism, it does not contain lines and lines from the old sutras. instead, u find other ideas from old western philosophers like plato, socrates, goethe, kant and modern thinkers like umberto eco, arnold toynbee, edward said. i hope these ppl fall into your period of modern age.

probably, wat u’ll find discomforting in this book, is the strong conviction that peace can be attained from within. e themes of self mastery, inner universalism, individual reform are constantly repeated, and u’ll find it amusing that such ideas reside within many other philosophers and thinkers.

that being said, i think it’s a fine read for ppl who think they’ve seen and experienced the world. for pple who think that peace is a dream for those who have no other dreams.

“you are your own master. could anyone else be your master? when you have gained control over yourself, you have found a master of rare value.”

ps: this post is like one week overdue. the interview was on last tues morning.