My World Peace
Many people advocate peace, but is peace what we truly need? In terms of this paper, peace an be defined as "A state in which there is no war or fighting."( ) I hold with strong conviction that while peace may be a possible, absolute peace can yield disastrous results. Through active reform, and joint collaboration, war in itself can be significantly reduced worldwide. In order to understand the complexities of peace, one must first identify the causes of war.
Many speculate that human nature has direct correlations with our tendency towards war. There are various schools of thoughts that try to explain why human beings are prone to such violence. Konrad Lorenz famously suggested that aggression was instinctually based. "Lorenz …show more content…
Leaders need to step up and be a positive force and motivate others instead of bringing violence upon others. The need for justice, tolerance and compassion is of vital importance now more than ever. In particular, the facilitation of interfaith dialogue is also of great importance as it can increase understanding and reduce violence. Religious leaders help to shape not only individual perception and identities but morality as a whole. It isn 't nations alone that need to come together and unify but religions as well. As an advancing technological society we have increasing ability to communicate amongst ourselves, and find information at a moment 's whim. Yet at the same time our ability to communicate seems to have degraded in quality and we seem less informed than we should be. It is my hope that religion serve to remedy this over time. Religion isnt the only thing that needs to change in order to prevent war in the grand scheme of …show more content…
In order to create a happier world, we must look at the motivation of the individual. Once peace is established on the individual level, it can spread to a group level like our communities. We need to stop being a society of hypocrites. Many people say they desire peace, but most do nothing to make that into an actual reality. If there are no groups that advocate what one represents, then that individual should go out and create it. I often hear people say that there aren 't that many good leaders out there anymore. If that 's the case then that person needs to be the change. That 's how true progress originates. We need to put in practice what we preach. In order to show others the right path, one must first follow the right path themselves. Every individual needs to strive to be honest, compassionate, peaceful and most importantly non violent. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi "Be the change you wish to see in the
Many people advocate peace, but is peace what we truly need? In terms of this paper, peace an be defined as "A state in which there is no war or fighting."( ) I hold with strong conviction that while peace may be a possible, absolute peace can yield disastrous results. Through active reform, and joint collaboration, war in itself can be significantly reduced worldwide. In order to understand the complexities of peace, one must first identify the causes of war.
Many speculate that human nature has direct correlations with our tendency towards war. There are various schools of thoughts that try to explain why human beings are prone to such violence. Konrad Lorenz famously suggested that aggression was instinctually based. "Lorenz …show more content…
Leaders need to step up and be a positive force and motivate others instead of bringing violence upon others. The need for justice, tolerance and compassion is of vital importance now more than ever. In particular, the facilitation of interfaith dialogue is also of great importance as it can increase understanding and reduce violence. Religious leaders help to shape not only individual perception and identities but morality as a whole. It isn 't nations alone that need to come together and unify but religions as well. As an advancing technological society we have increasing ability to communicate amongst ourselves, and find information at a moment 's whim. Yet at the same time our ability to communicate seems to have degraded in quality and we seem less informed than we should be. It is my hope that religion serve to remedy this over time. Religion isnt the only thing that needs to change in order to prevent war in the grand scheme of …show more content…
In order to create a happier world, we must look at the motivation of the individual. Once peace is established on the individual level, it can spread to a group level like our communities. We need to stop being a society of hypocrites. Many people say they desire peace, but most do nothing to make that into an actual reality. If there are no groups that advocate what one represents, then that individual should go out and create it. I often hear people say that there aren 't that many good leaders out there anymore. If that 's the case then that person needs to be the change. That 's how true progress originates. We need to put in practice what we preach. In order to show others the right path, one must first follow the right path themselves. Every individual needs to strive to be honest, compassionate, peaceful and most importantly non violent. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi "Be the change you wish to see in the