Attaining Peace

Where are the wolves and the lambs?  Are we at peace with ourselves?  Are we at peace with our neighbors?  Are we at peace with our environment?  Have we laid down our arms in war?  Do we help the poor and feed the hungry?  Is there a cessation of hatred in violence?  Do we honor each other?  Do we lift up our families, women, and children?  Are we at peace?

What should we do?

As peoples from various nations and cultures, we must abstain from hostilities, further fighting, and antagonisms.  We must focus on living harmonious lifestyles and be at peace with our neighbors.  We should keep the peace and make peace.

What does a state of tranquility mean?

It is the accomplishment of that particular condition when there is a cessation of violence and the experience by which, we encounter serenity.  We must embrace non-belligerency that is untroubled and find contentment with ourselves and others.

Why is peace consecrated?

Peace calls for reconciliation.  ”Peace be with you,” is a popular mantra.  Mohandas K. Gandhi was a man of peace.  In the foreword of the book, Gandhi An Autobiography, is his words, “I have nothing new to teach the world.  Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills.”

Peace is consecrated as opposed to profanity.  It could be found as the theme in most sacred books and ecclesiastical music.  It is dedicated to some purpose and its presence gives us comfort and a feeling that justice will be done in this world.  It is immune from violence and interference.  In the final analysis, it is divine, revered and sacrosanct.

What does peace generally mean?

It means the end of war and hostilities.  People will now experience the security of public safeguards, freedoms, and just laws.  There will be little or no mental, emotional, and psychological conflict.  Arguments are eventually settled and workable solutions take their place.

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Throughout the ages, civilizations have striven for peace.  In recent times, there is a push to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, struggles over America and Europe’s debt crisis, the Arab spring, and worldwide environmental issues.

 In 1961, the Peace Corps was established to provide volunteers with the necessary teaching and construction skills to assist people in developing countries.  That with some NGOs, have achieved some modicum of success in the developing world on continents like Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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