Purportedly,the final message of JOHN PAUL II before setting off formally into the Spirit World was:LOVE CONVERTS HEARTS & BRINGS PEACE,though we were not informed in which language he actually uttered this message or if indeed this was an exact reproduction of His Holiness' final message.

Accepting this message as it was passed over to us,it indicates a precise sequence and two levels of structuring the interpretation of this cryptic message:there has to be LOVE,HEARTS,and a combination of Love + Hearts so that PEACE will be the result.This is not an easy do-it-yourself formula because it is a message which humanity must not only receive and carefully encrypt,but at the end of the line,it must equally absorb and implement it.Otherwise,there cannot be PEACE.

The first important word is LOVE:was not this equally the first word in the vocabularly of all the spiritual personalities that left their indelible impact on world society? Was not this the examplary message in life and death of the Pope`s direct superior,Our Lord Jesus Christ? Hence the almost inevitable conclusion is that the world society as a global village,as one humanity has not yet learned that without LOVE,there can never be converted hearts and that without the latter there can never be PEACE.

By LOVE evidently we have to reflect whether or not we are prepared to LIVE FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS and this heart-founded commitment must be put into effect by one and all,throughout human society,irrespective in which quarter of the globe:definitely as we all immediately react that this within the actual world perspective it is an impossible task,because a vast percentage of human society is not prone,not even inclined to ponder and reflect on this beautiful principle of living for the sake of others,let alone actuating this noble principle in real terms!

If we conclude that this is impossible to actuate,then LOVE will never be achieved, HEARTS will never be converted and PEACE will never be achieved.Within this context,which most of us might be stating that such is life,what purpose are all the tributes which have tsunamid over the efforts and contributions made by the late pontiff,especially those eminating from world leaders who in their hearts already are very much aware that they are not disposed to live for the sake of others which is what true love is indeed all about ?

We are still in the very first word LOVE of the late Pope`s last message and we appear to be in a serious predicament because if we do not in practise surmount this first hurdle,then we know that PEACE is still very far off,nay almost impossible to achieve. Are we to be so negative and pessimistic in our attitudes or are we prepared to accept that we are one community,one humanity,all co-owners of the world`s resources, all gifted in one way or other,all prepared to share the common wealth of our world notto fatten our pockets but to contribute to the common welfare of humanity in our global village!

This is the initial objective and once we have achieved it,we would
just have commenced to fulfil this important legacy bequeathed to us by
JOHN PAUL II in his final message,in his final moments before he blessed us and departed!No wonder that shortly before he humanely died,again he
purportedly uttered that we should not be weeping for him.Will humanity ever
learn the lesson?

Dr Emmanuel BEZZINA is an Ambassador for PEACE with the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP) as well as with the Interreligious and International Peace Council (IIPC),both known to
the United Nations. He is also Chairman/Founder of the NGO:Family Rights' Association.[emmybezzina@onvol.net].