A Human Story
War and peace are human stories. Wars are started by leaders who want something or believe their group of people has been wronged. They strike back as a form of protection and revenge. Leaders often convince people that their cause is just or simply force people to follow. A mindset develops of the “other”, the enemy. This mindset allows people to kill and protects them from the psychological effects of killing other human beings.
Whatever the causes of war, whoever is right or wrong, war is a human story. All those involve suffer as human beings. They grieve the loss of sons and daughters, the loss of homes and land, the loss of innocence and hope. Women are raped and killed. Men are killed both psychically and psychologically as they perform acts of aggression toward another human being. Survivors often live with the fear and trauma.
We can learn from the past to protect our future. We can learn how to live together in this global world. The days of isolation (colonization) of you do your thing and I do mine are over. The scientific world has researched the Butterfly Effect. We now know one person’s action creates a ripple effect across the world. What the world needs today are Peace Education and Conflict Resolution skills. The children will be the one to live in an ever expanding global world that computers, travel, communication systems and the media continue to shrink. Do we want our sons and daughters to die in war, even one deemed righteous by our leaders?
Do not misunderstand me; I am not saying we must never go to world. I am not that evolved or idealistic, depending on your viewpoint. I honor those brave men and women, families who have sacrificed for freedom and the causes they believed in. What I am saying is war is a human story and it kills our sons and daughters, brothers, mothers and fathers. I simply ask, is it not far better to learn how to resolve our conflicts without violence and live in peace because war destroys human beings on both sides? Peace can save lives on both sides.
Peace Education and Peace Culture are growing fields. But for them to be viable alternatives to wars, individuals must come to believe and act with the intention of seeking peaceful solutions instead of war. Many people are skeptical that peace will work, but the only way to find out is give it a full-hearted try. Some people are willing to join the growing peace movement to provide the human race with a better story than war for the future, will you?
The Internet is full of resources and this site is one of them to learn about peace. Peace news does not often make the media's headlines, but it will here. Please join us and other peace sites regularly. Begin to feel the power of belief that you can make a difference for peace.
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