kindness and respect propelled a Canadian teacher to travel as far as the Caribbean, New Zealand, the South Pacific and the Arctic to spread his unique message.

Mr. Edward Muttart, a former engineer, said he was horrified to hear teenagers worldwide say peace is impossible and that humans are merely animals with superior brains.

"If you believe you're an animal, you'll act like one,'' Mr. Muttart says.

Instead he advocates a unique approach to teaching children by brushing aside narrow definitions of history, the world and the human species to capture a broader perspective on life.

"We have to ask what is happening to kids leaving them feeling hopeless.

because their attitudes become self-fulfilling.'' The emphasis on war throughout history is partly to blame, says Mr. Muttart who claims he teaches the 5,000-year-old history of man in eight minutes. The message? Man is not doomed to fight.

According to Mr. Muttart, man is finally moving out of its turbulent youth into a stage of peaceful maturity.

"I tell children that we're right on track in our historic development, because if they can fit themselves into the historic process then they will feel as though they fit in the world,'' he said.

He added that of the 4,000 children he has taught during his travels, 95 percent said a human being is an animal with a superior brain.

"Children don't realise what a human being is. They have to be taught what the mind is and how the brain, mind and human spirit connects together.

"People spend an enormous amount of time developing the body and brain but they neglect the mind and soul.'' Dreams, intuition, meditation and near death experiences are all evidence that humans are set apart from animals by having souls, Mr. Muttart claims.

"I feel this is something that addresses some of the sicknesses in society in a struggle to make the world a better place. I want to show people new ideas to give them hope.'' "It cuts across religious and racial barriers. I get so tired of all these differences because they don't change our humanness.

"We have to realise there is only one race on this planet and that is the human race. We will not be able to reach the last stage of human development if we cannot look at ourselves as one race.'' When asked what prompted him to bring his message to Bermuda, Mr. Muttart admitted the visit was primarily a holiday.

Mr. Muttart will be presenting his ideas in a talk at Harrington Sound School Assembly Hall today at 7:30 p.m. A registration fee of $7 is payable at the door.

Mr. Edward Muttart