“Any fool can start or
perpetuate conflict, but only genius can wage peace.” - Anon
“Be the change you
want to see.” - Ghandi
What does it take to start a conflict? What does it take to perpetuate
conflict? Any of us beat the drums of
war both on the global scale as well as the individual scale – the two do seem
to go together. How much intelligence
does it take to expound upon the differences between ourselves and others? How much courage does it take to send other
people’s children into the mind and bone crushing juggernaut of mechanized
war? How much integrity is involved in whispering
behind the scenes about our neighbor’s shortcomings? We all have this capability – this capacity
to wage hostility. Is the one who is
happy to just perpetuate the conflicts he has already engaged in any better
than the one who wants additional new conflicts as well? Compelling arguments can be made that both
are cowards and fools, but does that attitude not just increase the volume of
poison that is being spewed about?
When an individual awakens to their true
spiritual nature, the world no longer is a hostile place. Primitive irrational fear-based actions
diminish and are gradually replaced with actions rooted in faith, love and
wisdom. This is all great, but we still
have to live in the anxiety riddled world we are in without despairing.
Perhaps we cannot change the world, but we
can certainly exhibit the behaviors that represent the changes we would like to
see. And this requires true courage,
intellect, prudence, wisdom and faith. We can choose to be a channel of peace, but it
is a decision that we must make and stick to.
Can we call the gossip on their behavior in a way that encourages them
to behave differently? Can we work to
seek common ground for opposing groups that chafe at each other in our own
neighborhood? Can we resist the
temptation to pre-judge and label when the war mongers work to profit by
whipping up conflict on the international level? We have that choice every day – do we engage
in the cowardice of divisive behaviors or do we work to be a channel of peace? Waging peace is a much taller order than creating
strife, but it is the only path to integrity and valor.
Today, may I seek
harmony
Happy Wednesday !!
David
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