The Passion
From my Heart
One Heart Beat is the passion in my heart responding to the reality that we human beings are all brothers and sisters and we share a common One Heart Beat.
Every life is precious, unique, non-repeatable and non-replaceable. One Heart Beat is the symbol of our privilege to live as one Global Family.
Lives can be the most beautiful masterpieces of art in the whole universe throughout eternity.
The Vision
To the World
One Heart Beat around the World strives to ignite the hidden passion in all of us to see what others cannot, say what others dare not and do what others care not.
Love and Hope make our hearts.
Hope gives us Direction to live.
Love gives us Reason to live.
Let us give our world and the future more Love and Hope.
The Mission
The Grand Concept
We see that, collectively and individually, human beings have the privilege and responsiblity to care for, share with and love one another in out hearts, minds and actions.
The difference between L-I-V-E and L-O-V-E is the letter "I" and the letter "O". May we live with love to care for others, share with others and love one another, so that all our Living lives will also becoem Loving lives. We are all born to Love and to the love in Hope.
The Action
You and Me
Truth is simple and clear, like the One Heart Beat painting which was created in one single stroke in Chinese ink.
The truth is that when we put our Love into action, the whole worrld will have more Hope. Through art and relief works, in a creative spirit, we promote and live the One heart Beat passion, vision and mission putting them into action, grougpsand individuals on a regular and continual basis. Local plans and actions should be owned by the local communities becuase their needs are so unique. At the same time, we shall respect the orginal One Heart Beat Passion.
Artist Statements
William Ho
ONE HEART BEAT
In eternity, from no beginning to no ending, there is the heart beat of life.
One Heart Beat, your heart beat, my heart beat, the common One Heart Beat of the whole humanity.
This One Heart Beat that all humanity shares has been demonstrated by a single stroke in Chinese ink symbolizing the Simple Truth that we, as one Global Family, are all interconnected by
the common One Heart Beat.
If any of our children in the world, in China, Africa, America, India or Canada, are hurting, we all hurt;
If any children suffer, we all suffer;
If any child dies; part of us dies too.
All children, Chinese, African, American, Indian or Canadian,
are all our children!
Truth doesn't have to be complicated; it can be manifested in one single stroke or act.
The Simple Truth is that if we put our Love into action now, we shall have more Hope for the world.
ONE HEART BEAT AWARD
Based on the original "One Heart Beat" passion and our common DNA,
the upward spiraling movement of the One Heart Beat MDGs Award
symbolizes the elevating power of our common Love and Hope to embrace our Global Family
and to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
This Award encompasses partnerships among the public and private sectors, the fields of education, art and humanitarian endeavors, on a global scale but at the local level.
Through this One Heart Beat MDGs Award, we are inviting everyone with a heart beat to partner with us to achieve Love, Hope and the UN MDGs.
The purity of its Heart-shaped Crystal represents the Purity of our Hearts' Commitment.
The colorful celebrating spirit of Purple symbolizes our Love and Passion,
The Sky-Blue represents our common Hope for the world,
And the Gold our Victory.
The Hand in Prayer and Treble Clef-shape of the Award symbolizes our Prayer to
God and the Melody of Joy as we are, as a Global Family, putting Love and Hope into simple actions.
We are inviting everyone who has One Heart Beat to partner with us to
Love, Hope and achieve the UN MDGs.
The Honor of the One Heart Beat Award
The One Heart Beat Award is an award partnering the One Heart Beat around the World movement and the United Nations family to recognize the international contribution and achievement of humanitarian and relief efforts.
The Award is a form of recognition as well as a world-class masterpiece of art carrying timeless messages created by Artist and Goodwill Ambassador William Ho,
based on Mr. Ho's original One Heart Beat painting, its Passion and Vision.
The Award presentation ceremonies have taken place at the UN Headquarters.
The Award recipients included Nobel Prize Winner Bishop Edmond Tutu, Presidents of the UN General Assembly and some Heads of State.
