Minecraft Friendship List: Volume 1

Author: Daisaku Ikeda
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The post-Cold War world will be an era beyond ideology, an era beyond nationalism, and in a sense, it can also be called an "era of friendship." Valuing friendship means there will be no calculations, no differences in national, no distinctions of hierarchy, no constraints of ethnicity or bloodline, no constraints of gain or loss—only the bonds of being "human" first. Whether they are Japanese or Russians, they are first human; whether they are politicians or artists, they are first human; whether they are communists or religious people, they are first human. Isn't it precisely what the current global era demands—to jointly affirm and deeply reflect on the origin of "humanity"? For this, there is only one way: to communicate and expand friendship from a standpoint that transcends all, centered on humanity, humanitarianism, and human rights. The author's journey of dialogue is also a small challenge undertaken for this very purpose. A person's life is a history. Not only does the author record their conversations, but they also strive to write the history that has led them to their present achievements. Thus, this book can also be read as a "Biography of Modern Greats."