. . GENEVA . .
We begin in Switzerland's #2 City
( Zurich is #1 in Population )
. . located at the southern end of Europe's largest lake . . "Lac Leman" - ( Lake Geneva )
. . birthplace . . of . . "www" . . the World Wide Web !
. . 40% of the population here are employees of international companies
. . so this french - speaking area of Switzerland shares space with
multi - lingual tongues who find common ground speaking . . english
"Geneva's" peculiar projection . . juts westward . . into France's east side
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Geneva is . . Surrounded on the West . South . East sides by . . FRANCE
Swiss travel here moves north along . . Lac Leman - ( Lake Geneva )
International Organizations ( north end of Geneva's central core ) offer public TOURS
We'll spend our time between . . the World Health Organization ( north central core )
and . . St. Peter's Cathedral . . across the Rhone River ( south central core )
( Stand in these shoes for a few minutes ) :
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At 24 years old . . you are . . Founder of the Geneva YMCA
after spending about 6 yrs volunteering with . young people . prisoners . orphans
. . while also working in . . retail trading & banking
At age 27 . . you meet in Paris to . . "Internationalize" the YMCA
Your impressive bank work . . results in your . . transfer to Algeria
( conquered by . . France . . 30 yrs earlier )
In your late 20s . . you also open your own Algerian corn mills and marble queries
Your career suffers because you spend your resources on . . humanitarian endeavors
You return to Europe
Bankrupted . . you are expelled from your hometown Geneva
At age 31 . . you are . . appalled seeing thousands of horrifying . . casualties
at the . . Solferino battlefield . . ( east of Milan, Italy )
you gather anyone you can find to . . "do something" to help these . . wounded and dying
You go to Paris . . spend 3 yrs writing your . . devastating . . memories
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At age 34 - 35 . . you present . . a list of . .
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P r o p o s a l s :
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➤ In every country . . set up
Volunteer Groups to care for . . war - time "casualties"
★ ( this leads to . . National Societies in . . 183 countries ! )
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➤ Get countries to . . agree to
protect . . First Aid volunteers and . . wounded . . on the battlefield
★ ( this leads to Geneva Conventions agreed to - signed by . . 192 countries ! )
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➤ adopt . . a . . " Symbol "
"simple"
identifiable - from . . " f a r a w a y "
" universally " recognizable - known to . . " everyone "
identical - for . . "friend" . & . "foe"
backed by . . " law "
indicating . . " respect for " . . medical & first aid Volunteers & war Victims
★ ( this leads to a positive example of the . . " Power - of - ONE " )
An impressive story . . NEXT BLOG . . Let's go take a Tour
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It's great to see you in Switzerland. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Have a wonderful trip.
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