It’s hard to accept the concept that we all want to live in peace due to the fact that there is so much fighting and unrest in this world. If we can practice these three suggested remedies for unrest in the world, then maybe we could finally have permanent peace.

No two movements are exactly alike; yet different movements have much in common. Most completed movements pass through much the same set of four stages – of unrest, excitement, formalization, and institutionalization, first suggested by W.E. Gettys, who applied them to his study of the Methodist movement in England. A few accomplish their purpose without needing to enter the later stages. Other life cycles suggested by Zald and Ash and by Blumer are quite similar, differing only in details.