Humanists believe that we are all united by our common humanity and by our common destiny as inhabitants of our planet, irrespective of the country we live in. Humanists are convinced that humanity can find a way of progressing in a peaceful manner and offer the human values of freedom, democracy, reason, science and peace as the basis for building a new world order. Humanists are continuing their world-wide fight and resistance to the religious fundamentalism that is engulfing the world and campaigning for the strict separation of religion and state everywhere in the world. We believe that Humanism would be the solvent of the divisions in society.

Esperantists who have been inspired by Zamenhof ’s vision of one language which can unite all the peoples of the world too are working towards the establishment of a peaceful world order and universal culture. I believe that if Humanism needs a language other than reason and reasonableness, then it would be Esperanto; and that if Esperanto needed a philosophy other than that of Dr. Zamenhof ’s vision, then it would be Humanism.

May we work together to create an equitable world order and achieve our common goals in this fast globalising world.

Babu Gogineni

See also: Esperanto, a way to Humanism