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Arohanui (pronounced Arrow ha nooee) is a Maori word which is a little difficult to define. Literally, it means 'big love'. In its real sense, it is not the small love which is confined to immediate friends and family, but is abundant enough to embrace all life. The world has never needed healing more than it does at present. But we look out at it, and the problems seem too many, too complex, too great. We are left saying despairingly - 'What can we do? We can't change anything - we don't have the power.' And it is true, isolated we are the little people.

But together, united, we can change many things, and return love and hope to the world. Out there - there are millions of people - people just like me, like you - who are scared, angry, hopeless, worried - but still retain the courage to hope and smile. All races, all ages, all religions, all culture, all countries. But increasingly we have become an anonymous body of people which takes away the fact of our humanity, our individuality.

Sometimes, we lose hope, because we cannot see things happen straightaway. We feel that there is no way in which we can bring about change. But every word, every action is like a seed. We may think that it falls to the ground and lies there, forgotten.. But like seeds, these words and actions will spring into growth in the heart of another, and flower and bear fruit. And from that fruit will come another seed, and another plant...

There are casualties even in peacetime. If, after looking through this website, you have found something of value to you - then use it to make a difference to someone's life. Without your help, someone else can become - or will remain - a casualty. Do what you can.