“The
Parallels of Peace”
By Beth Ann Hilton
Every September, various world events focus our thoughts
on peace, specifically, the making of it, the wishing for
it, the keeping of it, or, sadly, the lacking of it.
Depending
upon personal perspective, your idea of peace may be similar
to one of the five useages of the word “peace ”listed
in most dictionaries in order of popularity. It is noteworthy
that the first, hence most popular, definition listed is “the
absence of war or other hostilities while the useage that
ranks last is “inner contentment; serenity: peace of
mind. ”Could it be that if we elevate through consciousness
raising -- the most popular understanding of peace to being
“inner contentment, then we would be much closer to
achieving the actual “absence of war or other hostilities
that now dominates the useage of the word peace? ”
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