I have a dream ... We all stand together

The King's Speech

"I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the challenges of a sustainable world today and tomorrow, I still have a dream... It is a dream deeply rooted in the South African Rainbow dream...

I have a dream, a fantasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while

                                                                                                    - Abba

 
I have a dream that one day this world will rise up and live out the true meaning of a rainbow world: "A world where the truth is self-evident: that all diverse people imagine a new future and a sustainable world together."

" We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a covenant that we shall build the society in which all South Africans both black and white will be able to walk tall, without any fear in their hearts, assured of their inalienable right to human dignity – a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world " – Nelson Mandela

I have a dream that one day in the misty streets of Amsterdam the sons of former Muslims and the sons of former Christians will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the World, a world sweltering with the heat of war, sweltering with the heat of climate change, will be transformed into an oasis of sustainability and peace.

King Edward VIII: Sorry, I've been terribly busy.
King George VI : Doing what?
King Edward VIII : Kinging.
( From The King's Speech")

I have a dream that the son of the son of my son will one day live in a world where he will not be affected by the greed of politicians, religious and business leaders, but by the actions of the character of leaders who create a sustainable world.

Lionel Logue: [as George "Berty" is lighting up a cigarette] Please don't do that.
King George VI : I'm sorry?
Lionel Logue : I believe sucking smoke into your lungs will kill you.
King George VI : My physicians say it relaxes the throat.
Lionel Logue : They're idiots.
King George VI : They've all been knighted.
Lionel Logue : Makes it official then.
( From: The King's Speech)

“It is clear that good corporate governance makes good sense. The name of the game for a company in the 21st Century will be conform while it performs.“ - Mervyn King (Chairman: King Report)

I have a dream today.


I have a dream that one day, all over the World, with its vicious extremists, with its leaders having their lips dripping with the words of division and denial; one day right here in the World, little Christian boys and girls will be able to join hands with little Muslim, Atheist, Agnostic and Hindu boys and girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every village shall have water, every town and city shall have energy, the polluted places will be made clean, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of a united Universe shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

This is our hope. This is the faith that we go back into the World with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our world into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to build together, to struggle together, to green together, to stand up for a sustainable world together, knowing that we will save this earth..

“To set aside one’s prejudices, one’s present needs, and one’s own self interest in making a decision as a director for a company is an intellectual exercise that takes constant practice. In short, intellectual honesty is a journey and not a destination.” – Dr Mervyn King (Chairman: King Report)

This will be the day when all the children of the World will be able to sing with a new meaning, "We all stand together."


 
And if the South African Rainbow nation is to be a great example this must become true. So let sustainability sing from the prodigious mountaintops of Israel. Let sustainability sing from the mighty deserts of Egypt. Let sustainability sing from the diverse geography of Turkey, from the frightening waters of the Gulf of Mexiko!

" I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. " – Nelson Mandela

Cos in my African Dream
There's a new tomorrow
My African dream
Is a dream that we can follow

- Vicky Sampson

Let sustainability sing from the snowcapped Mountains of New Zealand!

Let sustainability sing from the curvaceous land of Libya! Let it sing from Japan...

But not only that; let sustainability sing from Australia to China, from the Philippines to Zimbabwe!

Let sustainability sing from Macha Picchu Mountain of Peru!

Let sustainability sing from every iceberg in the Arctic. From every country, let sustainability sing a song together.

Win or lose, sink or swim,
one thing is certain, we'll never give in.
Side by side, hand in hand,
we all stand together.

And when this happens, when we allow a sustainable world, when we let it sing from every village and every town, from every city and every country, we will be able to speed up that day when all the children, abled and disabled, black men and white men, Jews and Catholics, Protestants and Muslims, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of Martin Luther King: "I have a dream..."

Lionel Logue: Do you know any jokes?
King George VI : ...Timing isn't my strong suit.
(From: The King's Speech)