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There are no frontiers for friendship.
Friendship is not invented. It is for all the children of the world.
With more friends, sky is brighter.
Friendship is a song of all the children of the world.
Without friend you don't go to school,
Without friend you don't go for trip,
Without friend you don't dance,
Without friend you don't go away.
Who wants to be a friend must look for another.
Friend is a friend only to the friend:
a boy to boy,
a girl to girl,
a girl to boy,
a boy to girl.
Who has a friend he has everything:
a helping hand in need,
an address for a letter,
a guitar for song,
another ten fingers to his ten,
an ear for secret,
an extra pair of eyes,
and a mind to think.
Look for friends throughout the world:
look for friends by the road, by the path,
under each hill, on every mountain,
in every field, in the meadow...
In each white house there lives a friend.
He knows to welcome his guests.
Write to him.
Send him a book,
ask him how is he going on,
hit the ball,
give a record.
When you go away
you should write your friend.
Letters are words from far-off.
Letters are telephones to friends.
It gives me great pleasure to send this message of greetings to
the European Children's Gathering "Joy of Europe" organized
in Belgrade on the occasion of World Child Day. The basic purposes
and objectives of this manifestation are commendable indeed. European
children, by expressing solidarity with the children of the world
and promoting international understanding and friendship through
the universal cultural media of song and dance, are setting a laudable
example and making a major contribution in support of the principles
and purposes of the United Nations.
It is specially noteworthy that these children from advanced and
affluent nations will have opportunity to manifest their concern
for the plight of the less fortunate of their friends in the developing
regions of the world. The children today, who are the leaders of
tomorrow, will thus be able to acquire a solid sense of international
awareness and universal consciousness which augurs well for the
future of international peace and progress.
U Tant
Secretary General of the United Nations, 1970.
2-7.10.1970. Belgrade, Joy of Europe - European Children's Gathering
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