Peace - some thoughts on Peace - What is Peace, and How Important is Peace in Our Life
How important is peace in our life?
Peace is the essence of our existence. It is the freedom to pursue our dream. It is our ability to express ourselves. It is the opportunity to relate with others with understanding, good will and cooperation. It is a cornerstone of our survival and triumph as a species.
Ask a child in elementary school or an old person in a convalescence home they will all recite eloquently about the necessity and virtue of peace.
If peace is such an essential of our existence, why is it not the central theme of our dialogs? Why does an adult male, on the average, think about sex once every few minutes, according to some psychologists, but seldom contemplate about peace. Why are there ‘n’ times more porn web sites than web sites dedicated to promoting peace in the internet?
Why is peace not the central theme of all religious sermons? Why is religion used to balkanize communities perpetuate suspicion and incite violence?
Why is peace not a central pillar of our political agenda instead of just a hollow political slogan?
Why do political leaders brush aside peace and herald war at mere perceived danger or gain?
Why are masses of people herded to support destructive wars provoked by dim-wit political leaders?
If peace is so much essential for our collective well being and yet so much marginalized, what is the role of you and me to make peace the focus of our consciousness?
How can we promote peace to alleviate the suffering of millions around the world who are suffering from the lack of it?
peace …peace all talk about peace….but who are ready to sacrifies for peace …..it s a shame on us when we see the children ….the women and the old peopld sufferefrom wars crying
ayat el akhras
December 18, 2007
Peace comes from the heart of every man, woman and child. Wars go on because the greater population focus on wars even in the name of peace. If they focussed on peace, lived peaceful lives themselves and gave consideration, appreciation and respect (which equals Love) to all others then they would find that same peace coming back upon themselves, and within themselves. What you give is what you receive. Religions do teach how to bring peace into this world but nobody seems to understand the written doctrines. God’s law: ‘Thou shall not kill’ and yet a lot who call themselves Christians or whatever go and kill others in wars. Where is their love, peace and christianity in that? War begets war. Peace begets peace. That starts with everyone in this world. That changes the structure of the energy being emitted to the ethers which in turn structures the illusions received. THINK about it. Law of Nature - action = reaction. Focus on war (the action) = you get war (the reaction). Focus on peace (the action) = you get peace (the reaction). Mother Therese knew what it was about when she said: ‘Ask me to a anti-war rally. I won’t go. Ask me to a peace rally and I will be there’.
ChristineJoy
January 19, 2008
Hi Ayat,
You are right it is a very big shame to see children, women and old people suffering from wars and crying from the pain that wars cause. The question is what can done to have peace so that such suffering is a thing of the past.
If we choose to respond to wars by more wars, if we focus only on the need to get back and to get even or inflict justice on the ones who have caused wrongs, what do we get? Do we get peace or do we feed the fire and cycle of wars and cause more suffering, hatreds, and pain?
There is no simple way to achieve Peace, there is no simple formula that will get us Peace, so I am not suggesting that my following suggestion is such a formula of suggestion.
We can make a strong contribution towards peace if we step back and look at the bigger picture of what Peace can offer everyone, what Peace can mean to each and every one of us, and what it can offer the world.
We can be inspired and we can inspire others on why Peace is so important and urgent if we share our thughts on these questions. By doing this we can help bridge differences and misunderstandings that are in the way of working through to understanding and Peace.
Peace is the Answer!
Peace4All
Peace4All
January 24, 2008
Christen, You have correctly stated the simple truth. “ War begets war. Peace begets peace.” Peace and war are a state of mind. They are our reflection and reaction to reality. Yet it is our choice to act or react in a certain way. No one I know admits to being an aggressor. Even when individuals or nation chose the path of violence, they claim it is to defend themselves or their interest. Thus the warrior set of mind wins. It becomes heroic to be a warrior. Society gets consumed by war. We can choose to act and react in peaceful way even in most adverse situations. We can choose to settle our differences by resorting to violence or we can choose to settle our differences through understanding, negotiation, mediation and arbitrations. Often the latter path is regarded as weakness, not heroic. The path of peace requires intelligence strength, confidence and sacrifice for the common good. If we would extol as much honor on those who have sacrificed to bring peace as those who are sacrificed in war; if we would teach our children to excel in the art of peace rather than in the art of war, if we would spend more effort to build more bridges rather than walls, if we would spend more on aid than on armament there would more peace, prosperity and happiness on this earth.
Selam2all
selam2all
February 10, 2008