IAMAQ MAGAZINE Part III | Page 419

remarkable. And this, because it inspires, soothes and elevates everyday life. It develops our aesthetic perception. It contributes to our perfect Humanization. In addition, strengthens and defines our cultural and national identity and broadens our spiritual horizons.

It instills in our soul the idea of the beautiful and the good and promotes ideas cultivating social virtues. Teaches, exemplifies and creates positive role models. It refines the soul, sensitizes, cultivates. It increases the competitive mood, optimism, determination and strengthens the will. It makes a person love and respect his fellow human beings and recognize their rights. At the same time, it enhances cultural communication and the rapprochement between peoples. It is beyond place and time, uses the universal language of the soul and fraternizes peoples.

But in order to be able to associate creatively with our fellow human beings, regardless of gender, race and nationality, we must strive to achieve peace of mind and, above all, reconciliation with ourselves. To gain moral or inner freedom, taming as much as we can, our inner passions, our humble instincts and our weaknesses.

In this regard, moral freedom is conquered through an uninterrupted internal struggle, which requires the acquisition of self-knowledge, the development of strong will, the cultivation of temperance, self-criticism, and self-control.

Let us all try together, first and foremost, to make peace with ourselves and our fellow human beings, showing tolerance and long-suffering. It is imperative that peace initiatives be taken , both by governments and international organizations, and by the citizens themselves, based on honest and equitable dialogue.

IAMAQ Magazine 3/2020