An Ambassador of Enduring Peace

An Ambassador of Enduring Peace

"When things change inside you, things change around you." — Unknown. Peace is what I term as tranquility and calmness experienced in the innermost part of the heart even if the world is at its boiling point. “The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence,” as described by Norman Vincent Peale. However, "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” — Albert Einstein. The underlying truth in his assertion is that peace can't be bought; it can only be achieved when justice is done.

The root cause of unrest in the world today is due to the lack of justice found at every level of society. Only by recognizing the law can mankind hope to establish true justice and usher in an era of individual, communal, and global peace.

A political activist once stated something like, "Peace is more than the absence of conflict and tension. Genuine peace requires the presence of justice." This notion is often attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. We have conflict within and fears without, even if we are not engaged in armed warfare. But peace is more than the absence of armed conflict. Men may fight with their fists, with violent words, and through strategy, coups, and chicanery. The main cause of conflict is a sense of injustice.

Peace is not the mere absence of war; it is a positive condition of justice. It is the sister of charity and mercy. It is the offspring of honesty and truth. It is the triumph of principle.

So, when you are sent to write about peace, try to do enough justice to it.

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