PEACE

Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you do, something you are, something you give away.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Peace is a daily, weekly and a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

Peace is our gift to each other. I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary, the evil it does is permanent.

There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but an organized peace.

The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities, peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.

This is the way of peace; Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth and hatred with love (Gandhi). Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it Can  only be attained  through understanding.

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars,!- Yes, an end to this  brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling disputes and differences of opinion.

Without inner peace, it is impossible to have world peace. Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.

Peace like charity begins at home.

BALANCE

Once upon a time in the kingdom of Heaven , God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day.

He inquired of God. "Where have you been?" God took a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've made!"

Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?" "It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance." "Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused. God explained, pointing to different parts of earth. "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while southern Europe is going to be poor. Over there I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people," God continued pointing to different countries.
"This one will be extremely hot while this one will be very cold and covered in ice." The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land in the eastern part of Africa and said, "What's that one?"

"Ah," said God. "That's Kenya the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful beaches, mountains, streams, hills, and water falls.
The people from Kenya are going to be very handsome, modest, intelligent and humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world holding good jobs. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace and go to the Olympics." Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there would be balance!!!"

God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the clowns that will run their government.