Tag: Peace

It’s the three essential items I double check I have every time I leave the house. We all do. Adam Sandler even wrote a song about it. It’s all one really needs to survive the day. For me however, there’s also a slew of other random items I pack with my bag befor...

Nobody has come out with a workable peace plan for Ukraine except Volodomyr Zelensky. His plan is optimistic, but there are two elements within it that are non-negotiable to ensure a permanent end to violence between the Russian invaders and Ukraine. Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be ...

Time and again, different things will reach out to you to hurt, love, and care for you. Often, our perceptions of others can lead to unforeseen hurt as we craft an image of them in our minds that may not align with their actions. We hold onto the hope that they will evolve or understand us better...

It’s 11 pm. Scores of nocturnal crickets have woken up with the rising moon and have taken the responsibility to fill the air with a constant whirr. The occasional rustling of the leaves harmonizes with the hum perfectly to create a supernatural aura of calmness and timelessness. It has bee...

It’s the three essential items I double check I have every time I leave the house. We all do. Adam Sandler even wrote a song about it. It’s all one really needs to survive the day. For me however, there’s also a slew of other random items I pack with my bag befor...

There it was, peace on earth: Jews, Muslims, Protestants, Mormons, Catholics, Buddhists, Brahma Kumaris and assorted others hanging out together around bountiful breakfast tables and offering prayers in every known faith tradition. . . beginning with an Ohlone Prayer in the Four Directions...

As governments navigate complex geopolitics, gestures of goodwill remain crucial to mitigating tensions. In recent discussions, Chinese President Xi Jinping signalled openness to resuming America’s beloved panda programme, a move the White House enthusiastically endorsed. Beyond biological sig...

Collective Peace without Individual Peace 10. If both Deterrence Theory and the Fourth Noble Truth hold, then the peace of a collection of individuals is incompatible with the peace of its individuals. 11. The Fourth Noble Truth must hold. Human nature is such that participation in an armed fo...

Peace of mind encompasses a more achievable and enduring sense of well-being. Unlike the short-lived nature of happiness, which often relies on external circumstances, a peaceful mind comes from inner strength. Sustained inner calm shifts my focus to a more nuanced experience of life — one ...

We should call to righteousness those who indulge in sin and seek nothing but the pleasure of Allah(swt) From it. Be a good example to your Family and relatives. That includes adhering to the laws of Allah with regard to yourself, and adhering to Islamic attitudes and conduct in all your affairs&...

When Roe v. Wade, the legal precedent that established women's reproductive rights for fifty years, came crashing down, Black women knew they would be the group most impacted by the Supreme Court's decision. Already, Black women were three times as likely as White women to die...

NEXT another mandatory 90 calendar days of peace under Direction and Management of UN Have teams of locals as mediators 50/50 Palestine/Jewish Begin Negotiations with joint proposal product to be put before all current residents. All Palestinian genocide refugees and or Israeli settler colonists w...

The Israel-Palestine conflict is a long-standing issue with deep historical roots. As it unfolds in the news and on social media, many individuals feel a strong urge to take action. Here are some concrete next steps you can take in creating a more informed and anti-racist society. Educate Yoursel...

A friend’s birthday is January 1. At least, according to the Facebook notification I get every new year. And every new year, without fail, she laughs at those who don’t know that her birthday is actually February 17. She doesn’t care too much about her birthday. Many, though, ta...

Remember back to their origin during the Orion Wars — they were created as a race from a union between the leaders of The Federation and The Empire, and from the beginning it was their mandate to be leaders as well. The fact that they were eventually rejected by the Galaxy, largely because of ...

Jokes aside, I felt it was a pivotal discussion given the atrocities unfolding in real-time in Gaza. Much research today points at the idea that violence is not inevitable without the supposedly “civilising power” of nation-states. Nation-states are precisely the issue. Hold onto that th...

Philosophers must let go of their ties to this world to die peacefully. According to Montaigne, this is “true solitude,” the state of having one’s emotions and ideas reined in and controlled. Dying in front of the world is a challenging task. “People fail to acknowledge th...

Sometime this past summer, my bathroom scale read just over 200 pounds. The last time I weighed that much was over twenty years ago. I felt disgusted with myself and hated my bulging rolls of fat. I became discouraged when over the following several weeks, the scale hardly budged even though I recom...

In a world often marked by discord and strife, the role of art in fostering peace cannot be overstated. Art, in its myriad forms, has the power to transcend boundaries, evoke empathy, and create a shared understanding among diverse communities. Throughout history, art has been intertwined with th...