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Wednesday November 28, 2007 08:47 by Sean Ramsey - BIH fmuldowney at yahoo dot com
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6,000km walker for peace returns to Ireland
After the marathon walk for peace across Australia, Mr Frank Muldowney, will return to Ireland in early December.
![Click on image to see full-sized version frank_newcastle1.jpg](../attachments/nov2007/frank_newcastle1.jpg) From a young age, I always believed peace will be everywhere some day, because it is most wanted. I was innocent of course and indeed growing up did doubt my own beliefs. In 1985 at 19, I suffered from a brain haemorrhage and everything changed. A normal life was not set for me now, which was a blessing as from here on I could live my own way, following my own heart, my own thoughts and my imaginations. My health improved by travellng to many places and I felt the desire for peace was in everyones heart, in every country, but no one knows how to achieve it and because of it, it is never discussed. I felt I had to try to find away to talk about it and bring that deep desire for peace again, but I didn't know how.
After 35 years of seeking for an answer, I awoke one night at 3am, with a brainwave childlike idea, of introducing the immortal, invincible peacemaker across the world, to announce world peace is coming. To make it even more challenging for me, this peacemaker is invisible, can only be seen by the presence of his own wheelchair and his name is Harvey! These thoughts came from little memories in my youth, Harvey the invisible 6 ft rabbit from the film that my father loved, the wheelchair that I was fascinated about years ago when I was in hospital and the core of this thinking came from a quote that I had forgotten:
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the entire world" - Albert Einstein.
To create something that doesn't exist, one must believed in it first. We never had world peace before, so I knew I must believe in this in the future, and live that it is a matter of time. Harvey, fits nicely into that quotation above, as Harvey is anything good, that is imagined. This replies to everyone, every dream every hope is invisible until you make it real.
This was the proof I needed, that when the human mind want's something, it always becomes real, from the desire to fly, to space craft, to electricity to the internet. So now in the same way, I decided to ignore my pride, make a fool of myself if needed and get as many people as possible to talk about Harvey my invisible friend. Nothing becomes real until it is being discussed, so I started this walk across Australia, to introduce Harvey, and see how far will it go.
I have now walked 6,000 kilometres across Australia pushing Harvey. I managed to speak about peace, with a smile, in the newspapers, the radio and television. Not bad for a working classe, ex-credit union worker who lived in a quiet parish in Dublin. I never knew what I was capable of doing until I followed my heart.
I was and still am a complete beginner to the media, but I am fully aware of its power. The media can create a war and end one, depending on how much it is being reported. Orson Welles showed that on his radio programme in 1938, where it was acted that the world was under attack by aliens. It caused panic in the country, they thought it was real, but of course it was only a radio programme. So baring that in mind, wouldn't it be interesting if it had been done with creative and positive intentions, rather than spreading fear. It is clear to me that it is possible to create peace through the media and change the mind-set that peace can never be achieved. I wonder what would happen if we saw headlines that says "World Peace Declared", even if it wasn't true or not. It would make one think of the possibility that we are that close to world peace as we always depend on the media to tell us if we have peace, or not.
We love the movies, music, art and comedy. We all create things everyday. I just smile when I think of what we are all capable of creating in the future and it will be that day, when we are much happier, as it is only us who can create peace and a better future for ourselves.
- Frank Muldowney
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5An inspiring story, I take it for granted that Mr Muldowney is a positive thinker. Nice to see for a change
AE
Thing is, they probably only let you on to try to re-enforce the stereotype that people who are anti war are all a bit nutty when it comes down to it. In a way you were playing into their hands.
As an example, witness what they have done to the animal rights movement. They wheel out that same 10 year old clip with the balaclavas or interview the most out there person on a protest and the average joe is left thinking "what a bunch of nutters they are" and wants nothing to do with them.
Anti war guy, wheeling an invisible rabbit around the world? Yep, that'll serve our purposes nicely. He's the man we'll interview.
Hope you managed to turn the tables and beat them at their own game. Are there any recordings online of the interviews so we could listen to them?
How are the feet? :-)
Why possible difference can such pointless lunacy serve?
..well, the persuit of happiness is the one thing we all follow, and each persons role is different. I admire anyone who 'tries' to made a difference. It is the ones who tries nothing are the ones who make pointless comments. Congratulations Mr M.
Ali
One of the most commonly misused words.
Has nothing got to do with returning home after a long time away, see below.
prod·i·gal /ˈprɒdɪgəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[prod-i-guhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually fol. by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money.
3. lavishly abundant; profuse: nature's prodigal resources.
–noun
4. a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.