Allowing Peace To Prevail
At this point in history when the world is already ladened with chaos, the only thing that will make sense is the language of peace. You will agree with me that you cannot quench a fiery furnace by introducing more fire to it, but you can quench it by putting in something cool. In the same way, the solution to the violence that is being perpetrated in this era is to enforce peace at all cost.
If you want peace to reign in the world, you have to start by being peaceful in your surrounding environment. The truth is, the world at large is a subset of the people that live in it. If you do your own part to live peacefully with people, you will be creating a positive impact in not just your environment but the world. The kind of peace that you want the world to exhibit should start from you because, obviously, you can only give from the peace that you already have.
It does not matter the kind of situation you find yourself in, you can exhibit peace if you choose to. Everyone will appreciate when others follow peace with them but on your own part, are you following peace with others too or is it just violence? I once heard this humorous but insightful quote in the neighborhood where I grew up:
If a mosquito perches on your scrotum, you will quickly realize that you can resolve conflict without involving violence.
This quote, though humorous, has a strong message tied to it. The reason you are either peaceful or violent is not because of the situation you find yourself in but because of the choice you make at the face of the situation. In the midst of chaotic environment, you can maintain peace if you choose to. In the presence of superlative darkness, the only thing that should prevail is the introduction of light. Similarly, in the midst of gross chaos, peace will prevail.
However, in order to effectively live in peace with people, you have to first make peace within you and with yourself. This includes keeping both of your past and present at peace with you to avoid your future being hampered. If you cannot make peace within you, it will be almost practically impossible to make peace on the outside.
The point when you realize that the only option left is to be peaceful, you will realize how you can live peaceably. Imagine if a fly lands of the head of your loved one, will you used a hammer to kill it? In the same way, there are many ways to diffuse an already chaotic situation without inciting violence.
Most times, the thing that breeds conflict is misunderstanding and difference in points of view. However, this is where high level of maturity is needed - to be able to realize that you can welcome someone's idea is a very peaceful way even if you do not intend to agree with them over the idea. After all, the idea (which is the ultimate purpose) is peace.
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Nothing is more important than peace in a country because it is the basic need of the people, we also pray for peace in our home,school,church and our working place and without having peace with yourself you can't do anything peaceful.
Thank you for such an important topic.
That's right. Peace is the bedrock upon which many other things are built. So we should uphold peace as a righteous course. Thanks buddy
That's absolutely true and before expecting others to be peaceful, first we have to try it from self. We have to be a peaceful person and then we can expect same thing from others. Solid read/
Exactly, our peace should flow first to others before we expect a reciprocity of it from others. Thanks buddy
Hi!!@samminator , if there will be peace across the world it must definitely start from an individual. In fact right from our home.
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Indeed, the world is made up of individuals. So the peace of the world should, as a matter of necessity, start from the individuals. Thanks @grace-p
Greetings @samminator. Excellent post ....if we all thought like this we would undoubtedly have a much better much, where hatred and fighting does not exist. The important thing is to educate the new generations teaching them that to have peace we must cultivate it and transmit it.
Thank you very much for sharing your publication
That's absolutely right. We should inculcate in the younger ones the value of peace and how to uphold it. So that they will grow up with it. Thanks buddy
The language of peace speaks success bro
Sure it does buddy. Thanks
Greetings my dear @samminator excellent commentary "The reason you are peaceful or violent is not because of the situation you find yourself in, but because of the decision you make in the face of the situation".
I think this phrase should be applied by all human beings, in order to leave aside the prevailing anarchy and move to new approaches based on mutual respect, which will allow us to live in harmony. Thank you for your contribution
For sure I am really happy when I met somebody who treats being preaceful with 100%. I hate it when I quarrel with any one. I am just too peaceful and I love it. With such regard I have always love to be peaceful with ever human.
Nice post
Same here, peace is one of the things I appreciate well and I think everyone should follow the same course.
Thanks bro
Indeed, the best way to solve any conflict is through peace, but lets keep in mind that peace must come not before but after Justice. Without Justice hardly you can have a lasting peace.
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Thanks a lot for this thought-provoking and insightful comment. Of course, justice also has its own place.
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Being peaceful is always a choice, but how often individuals use it varies. Someone would always be peaceful regardless of the scenario, others would retain being peaceful as a secondary choice, and the last section is about aggressive individuals and how they always choose violence.
Everything and any change begin with ourselves, and the same is true for peace; we must attain it for ourselves before we can witness its effects on others.
Nice read. Thanks for sharing!
I absolutely agree with you here. Being peaceful is a conscious choice we have to make without recourse to what is happening. Thanks a lot buddy
Of course, peace is important but you also have to know how to reach it, history has shown that to have peace there must be pain and it was reflected in the two great wars, it is a pity that this happens and I hope it never repeats
I hope that particular part of history will not repeat again. Thanks for coming around buddy