The Saint Hubertus Despite these celebrations,
Let me take you back to late in the evening of December 31st 1999 – New Year’s Eve. Can you remember where you were and what you were doing? Were you Patron Saint of Hunters Medal out on the town celebrating the end of the second millennium and welcoming in the year 2000 or were you in the comfort of your home watching the telecasting of how the rest of the world were celebrating the advent of the year 2000 and the passing of the most dangerous and difficult century of man’s existence. The 20th Century saw mankind survive two world wars and the threat of a nuclear holocaust.
Despite these celebrations, the year 2000 Saint Hubertus was born in the middle of a crisis – a crisis caused by the so called Y2K bug and dire predictions that the world would end. The crisis was still-born, but it serves to remind us that the business of life must go on.
The year 2000 is the start of something special – the third millennium and we must take this opportunity to use the year 2000 as the motivation for change and as a stimulus to hasten man’s progress towards a better world.
We cannot change yesterday
We can only make the most of today
and look forward with hope for the future.
The message of the Y2K bug and Saint Hubertus the predictions of the world’s demise is simply this:
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections
and difficulties must first be overcome.
Had the Australian Olympic Committee Saint Hubertus (A.O.C.) and the Olympians of the 2000 games waited until the crisis was over, then the marvelous success that was the Sydney Olympics would never have been achieved. (Opportunities always involve some risks. Remember: “You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”)
The Sydney Olympics and the Catholic Church’s Jubilee 2000 initiatives are examples of how mankind has grasped the opportunity of using the year 2000 as a rallying point to improve the world for all mankind.
The A.O.C., Sydney and the New South Saint Hubertus Wales Government saw an opportunity to make a bold bid for the Year 2000 Olympic Games, way back in the early Saint Hubertus 1990’s. There were many risks and barriers involved in this venture. Success was never a foregone conclusion. The costs of the bid and the staging of the games were enormous. The position of our country “down under” and the political implications of the bid by the Chinese People’s Republic were almost insurmountable hurdles to our success.
Getting the games was not enough. Creating the best ever Olympics was the goal. So Sydney got world class sporting facilities early and a new infrastructure to allow the games to run smoothly.
Let me take you back to late in the evening of December 31st 1999 – New Year’s Eve. Can you remember where you were and what you were doing? Were you Patron Saint of Hunters Medal out on the town celebrating the end of the second millennium and welcoming in the year 2000 or were you in the comfort of your home watching the telecasting of how the rest of the world were celebrating the advent of the year 2000 and the passing of the most dangerous and difficult century of man’s existence. The 20th Century saw mankind survive two world wars and the threat of a nuclear holocaust. Despite these celebrations, the year 2000 Saint Hubertus was born in the middle of a crisis – a crisis caused by the so called Y2K bug and dire predictions that the world would end. The crisis was still-born, but it serves to remind us that the business of life must go on. The year 2000 is the start of something special – the third millennium and we must take this opportunity to use the year 2000 as the motivation for change and as a stimulus to hasten man’s progress towards a better world. We cannot change yesterday We can only make the most of today and look forward with hope for the future. The message of the Y2K bug and Saint Hubertus the predictions of the world’s demise is simply this: Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections and difficulties must first be overcome. Had the Australian Olympic Committee Saint Hubertus (A.O.C.) and the Olympians of the 2000 games waited until the crisis was over, then the marvelous success that was the Sydney Olympics would never have been achieved. (Opportunities always involve some risks. Remember: “You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”) The Sydney Olympics and the Catholic Church’s Jubilee 2000 initiatives are examples of how mankind has grasped the opportunity of using the year 2000 as a rallying point to improve the world for all mankind. The A.O.C., Sydney and the New South Saint Hubertus Wales Government saw an opportunity to make a bold bid for the Year 2000 Olympic Games, way back in the early Saint Hubertus 1990’s. There were many risks and barriers involved in this venture. Success was never a foregone conclusion. The costs of the bid and the staging of the games were enormous. The position of our country “down under” and the political implications of the bid by the Chinese People’s Republic were almost insurmountable hurdles to our success. Getting the games was not enough. Creating the best ever Olympics was the goal. So Sydney got world class sporting facilities early and a new infrastructure to allow the games to run smoothly.