Ministry of the Interior:
The Bethlehem light of peace

English

For the tenth year in a row, on December 16, 2019, the light of peace has been given at the premises of the Ministry of the Interior. This is a charity campaign that has been taking place in Slovenia since independence. The light of peace from Bethlehem and its flame bring joy and, more importantly, always convey a noble message. This year's message is »Don't be afraid to shine!«

Police vicar Igor Jereb emphasized the importance of this action and the importance of their mutual relations: »It is important that we be honest with ourselves and in relation to others,« he said. Director-General of Police Tatjana Bobnar highlighted the noble work of Slovenian Scouts, who each year conveys a message of joy, joy, and hope. »Dear scouts, you have brought light. Light means something new, a new life, a new hope,« she said.

»Few people know that in 2015 and 2016 you also helped in the migrant crisis by setting up accommodation tents and by your knowledge and humanitarian nature, that Slovenia was even more secure,« Minister Boštjan Poklukar thanked the Slovenian scouts. He added that Christmas and New Year holidays are an opportunity for us to devote ourselves and our loved ones. »Holidays are all too consumerist and we have too little time for ourselves. Wondering what else we want? Do we want to be better? These are the questions we ask ourselves when we are calm when we are at home, in the circle of our loved ones,« said the Minister, thanking the scouts for their noble work and expressing their honor that we can take the light of peace and spread its message.

Slovenian

V prostorih Ministrstva za notranje zadeve smo danes, 16. decembra 2019, že deseto leto zapored prevzeli luč miru iz Betlehema. Gre za dobrodelno akcijo, ki poteka v Sloveniji od osamosvojitve. Luč miru iz Betlehema in njen plamen prinašata radost in, kar je še bolj pomembno, vselej predajata tudi plemenito sporočilo. Letošnje se glasi »Ne boj se goreti!«

Ob prevzemu luči miru je zbrane nagovoril policijski vikar Igor Jereb, ki je poudaril pomen  te akcije in pomembnost medsebojnih odnosov: »Pomembno je, da smo iskreni do sebe in v odnosu do drugih.« je dejal. Generalna direktorica policije mag. Tatjana Bobnar je izpostavila plemenito delo slovenskih skavtinj in skavtov, ki vsako leto predajajo sporočilo o veselju, radosti in upanju. »Dragi skavti, prinesli ste svetlobo. Svetloba pomeni nekaj novega, novo življenje, novo upanje,« je dejala.

»Malokdo ve, da ste tudi vi v letih 2015 in 2016 pomagali v migrantski krizi s postavitvijo nastanitvenih šotorov in s svojim znanjem ter humanitarnostjo pripomogli, da je bila Slovenija še bolj varna,« pa se je minister Boštjan Poklukar zahvalil slovenskim skavtinjam in skavtom.  Ob tem je dodal, da so božično-novoletni prazniki priložnost, da se posvetimo sebi in svojim najbližjim. »Čas praznikov je vse preveč potrošniški in vse premalo imamo časa zase. Se vprašamo, kaj še hočemo? Želimo biti boljši? To so vprašanja, ki si jih zastavimo v času, ko se umirimo, ko smo doma, v krogu svojih najbližjih,« je dejal minister ter se skavtinjam in skavtom zahvalil za njihovo plemenito delo in izrazil čast, da lahko prevzemamo luč miru in širimo njeno sporočilnost.