Neither is this the place to go into an analysis of the appalling tragedy, pain and dark negative era that has befallen the Serbs, neighbours and most of South Eastern Europe in recent years. I will only repeat what I said about this in my Easter message last month. The causes of our tragedy are manifold, but the most important is the fact that we have lost our spiritual identity, our bearings as a nation. We have lost the feeling of a common destiny and spiritual unity in which a nation and its state act in harmony with God s and man s laws for the good of all its citizens. This is the cause of our setbacks, defeats, our loss of direction.
National culture is the core of identity of a people.
Any country would be lost, very dull, and totally insignificant without culture. I wholeheartedly agree with the goal of the Blago Fund to preserve and promote Serbian treasures in a way that ties together the past, present and future. People of Serbian origin across the world have the responsibility to help preserve our culture. We also welcome advice and help from friends across the world. Perhaps, Serbs overseas have the greater responsibility since they do not suffer from the economic hardship, the barrage of propaganda and other restraints experienced by our people at home under the regime.