PEACE

PEACE Peace, can you tell me about it? Peace means calm, harmony, serenity, and tranquility. There are other words associated with peace such as silence, but it can be terrorizing. Another is quiet, an interloper must be very quiet before they intrude your home. Calm is a good description of peace. When I was a kid I loved to ride my bike up and down the street before a storm. The wind would catch my hair and swirl it around my head. The leaves of the maple trees would turn over to catch the rain that was sure to come. It was just my bike, the wind, and me. The wind pushed the dark cumulus clouds around the heavens. They would give the hot parched earth their drink. Harmony is the peaceful coexistence that we must keep or achieve. Man must live in harmony with the wonderful environment that has been given to us. A home demands harmony or it will be a hell on earth. Nations seek their place in the world but when there is no harmony there is danger. Serenity is a golf course where you are playing against the course. There maybe some talking among the players and sudden bursts of joy when a ball falls into the cup. Play keeps moving and the birds watch from their flight and perches. You are away from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Tranquility, have you ever watched a baby slumber in its crib and enjoyed its tranquility? Were there times that you wanted to touch the little one to be sure he was still breathing? Your heart swells knowing that this is your child that you and your husband created from your love. Another word comes to mind that I have not mentioned and that is stillness. How many times during the day do you seek stillness so that you can unwind from your busy life? This stillness can sooth the soul and heal the mind. Some people may find this on a train going home studying the landscape along the way or in your favorite chair at home by the window. Peace is something that all people are seeking. Some wait until they are on their deathbeds. They have not been able to ask someone for forgiveness for a transgression they had commented and want forgiveness before they die. Peace comes second hand to those that are peaceful. Peace dwells within our inter souls. It is there for you to grasp. You and you alone must decide what it is that will give you peace. Some of the symbols for peace are doves and a hand signal where the index and little fingers are up. There is the circle with an up-side-down Y. This symbol is a D and a N joined together for Nuclear Disarmament. Another is a calumet which is a peace pipe. The olive branch, a rainbow, an olive wreath and mistletoe are all smybols we accept. The goddess Freya chose the mistletoe for peace. A broken rifle has been used in our history. Shalom is the Jewish word for peace. Last but not least there is the white poppy. You just need to look around to see these symbols anywhere you go. The dove, the olive branch, and the rainbow go back to the biblical times. The hand signal and the Nuclear Disarmament symbol are two of the latest ones. Think about it if our inter beings are so focused on peace why is there so much conflict in the world?