Digital Journalist launches a peace message to humankind by posting a photo of a white rose on Facebook - hopes it will go viral as humans join in to show their love for each other.

Digital Journalist Vlad Bourceanu has today posted two messages on Facebook, each accompanied by a photo of a white rose (taken by David Preston, used from Flickr under a Creative Commons' license).

This is a totally apolitical, a-religious, a-dogmatic gesture, aimed simply at spreading the recognition among human beings that we are all human, and that it is possible to extend the hand of peace and friendship to others.

The first message reads as follows:

This is an experiment to see how many people wish for peace and love in this world. If you do, and if you are ok with the picture of the white rose enclosed symbolising these wishes, PLEASE share this post, together the picture of the white rose, on your Facebook wall (or even, if you really wish to, make the picture of the white rose your Profile picture!).

My hope is that this post and picture will go viral and global, showing everyone, in the process, how much love for peace and love itself is in the human soul. I believe that love conquers everything - let's see if this is true :-)

THANK YOU.

The second is more succint, and simply states:

Please share on your Facebook wall if you are a peaceloving person and if you WANT to share this and help this go viral so that humanity may realise how much love we truly have for each other. This is, of course, entirely voluntary - Peace and Love - thank you.

If you encounter the photo of the white rose on its travels, alongside either of these messages, and wish to share it on your own Facebook wall, you are welcome to do so. Thank you very much for your kind participation in a symbolic gesture of solidarity across barriers for humankind.