Peace

 

Peace has always been among humanity`s highest value. Peace is when people are able to resolve their conflicts without violence and can work together to improve the quality of their lives. The definition of peace evolved from the mere absence of dissension, violence or war to a concept encompassing as well the absence of structural violence within a society. Peace, however, is also seen as concord, or harmony and tranquillity. It generally includes an idea of planetary non-violence. 

The problem is, of course, that peace derives its meaning and qualities within a theory or framework. Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist will see peace differently, as will pacifist. Socialist, fascist, and libertarian have different perspectives, as do power or idealistic theorists of international relations. In this diversity of meanings, peace is no different from such concepts as justice, freedom, equality, power, conflict, class and indeed any other concept.

Striving hard to find peace from within our thoughts and mind is a tool for attaining peace. Each one of us finds happiness in practising some spiritual exercise that gives us a short-time relief from day-to-day pressures. The central power of peace, as many people believe lies in the practice of spirituality. We try to fight with the outside world full of fuss and chaos and finally resort to the spiritual way of seeking inner peace. Some of us have even flopped in attaining inner peace when our thoughts and relationships become hollow and worthless in times of grief and pain. The importance of peace is felt and experienced only at such times and one needs to master his (her) mind, body and soul to develop peace. The gap between inner peace and global peace must be filled with a path of non-violence and a better understanding of the divergence between self-identity and the global requirements.

The international community have also fully realized the supreme importance of the virtue of peace against the evil of war only after having suffered the most unfortunate and highly destructive World Wars. The blood-soaked shreds of humanity that lay scattered in several hundred battlegrounds. 

Cries have been repeatedly coming and these are bound to keep coming.

This makes it urgent for humankind to prepare and act for managing crises through collective efforts and by the use of several devices. The optimist in me would like to think that wars and conflicts may be a thing of the past, but still, we must and we should direct our action at identifying and supporting structures that tend to strengthen and solidify peace.