Peace
“Peace rules the day, where reason rules the mind.”
In today’s world, which is dominated by materialism and consumerism pride, ego and selfishness get prime spot as peace is pushed into the background. The perspectives of peace are also different to different nations and individuals. This also creates problems. If Iraq war was fought ostensibly in the name of peace, it only created chaos in that country. This proves that the search for peace needs a broader understanding of peace and the use of a nonviolent method to achieve it.
Peace does not breed in an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust, so mutual understanding and trust is prerequisite to peace. Peace making is usually perceived in the narrow sense of diplomacy and relationship between nations. The pervasive element of peace makes it a unifying force. Development happens when there is peace. So achieving peace is of extreme importance to every human being, in the realization of his potential.
Some say that the ultimate peace is elusive. Since every individual is different in his outlook and interests, there will always be conflicts. But this view gives us a notion that yearning for peace is futile. But only the existence of peace has made the survival of human race possible. So the choice for peace is a choice for life and its survival. To quote Pope John XXIII:
“We supplicate all rulers not to remain deaf to the cry of mankind. Let them do everything in their power to save peace. By so doing, they will spare the world the horrors of a war that would have disastrous consequences, such as nobody can foresee,”
Article by: Josna George,St.Teresa’s College
In today’s world, which is dominated by materialism and consumerism pride, ego and selfishness get prime spot as peace is pushed into the background. The perspectives of peace are also different to different nations and individuals. This also creates problems. If Iraq war was fought ostensibly in the name of peace, it only created chaos in that country. This proves that the search for peace needs a broader understanding of peace and the use of a nonviolent method to achieve it.
Peace does not breed in an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust, so mutual understanding and trust is prerequisite to peace. Peace making is usually perceived in the narrow sense of diplomacy and relationship between nations. The pervasive element of peace makes it a unifying force. Development happens when there is peace. So achieving peace is of extreme importance to every human being, in the realization of his potential.
Some say that the ultimate peace is elusive. Since every individual is different in his outlook and interests, there will always be conflicts. But this view gives us a notion that yearning for peace is futile. But only the existence of peace has made the survival of human race possible. So the choice for peace is a choice for life and its survival. To quote Pope John XXIII:
“We supplicate all rulers not to remain deaf to the cry of mankind. Let them do everything in their power to save peace. By so doing, they will spare the world the horrors of a war that would have disastrous consequences, such as nobody can foresee,”
Article by: Josna George,St.Teresa’s College
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