When you think of peace what comes to mind? I feel peace always seems to be this far off idea thought of by idealists who hope for a Utopia. When hearing peace what thoughts come to a person’s mind? No more violence comes to a person’s mind when they hear of peace. A dove with an olive branch comes to a person’s minds. When hearing of peace people think of love. But I think it is more then all of this. I think peace is to live without fear.
“Nations do not go to war because they hate the other side; nations go to war because they fear the other side.”
This quote makes me think of peace as living without fear. Without fear of others there is no need to fight the other side. But it is more than fearing the other side. People fears what the other side can do to them. So, the question then becomes how do you stop the fear and obtain peace.
To obtain peace both sides need to understand the other and accept the view of that side. With understanding the other sides comes the ability to humanize the other side. With humanizing the other side you see how they are like you and your side which gives you the ability to break down the fear you have for the other side. People fear the unknown. To get rid of the fear the unknown needs to become known. The only way to truly understand and know the other side is with truth.
Truth is also needed to obtain peace. Truth is what will lead to understanding which will lead to the breakdown of fear. If what one sides learns about the others side is not true it will only add to the fear and the cycle of fear will continue. The real truth of the “other side” is what will allow one side to understand the other.
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