[peace]
"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves." - Dalai Lama <http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/dalai-lama-love-quotes-and-love-sa\ yings.html> - I couldn't have said it better than his Holiness. I have previously asked if there is a quietest place on Earth <http://www.symphonyoflove.net/blog/158/where-is-the-quietest-place-on-e\ arth.html> and I got funny answers like in the cemetery or only dead people are quiet. It was good to read the lighter sides to that question. Some of them gave serious and thoughtful answers through their personal experiences; they had found the quietest place from hikes in the Rocky mountains while looking into the eyes of an eagle or quietness in moments of solitary amidst the vastness of the Sonoran desert or simply just be surrounded by nature. The majority of people shared my thought that the quietest place is found in everyone - within oneself. It is easy for one to find peace during good times. But when one find peace within himself/herself, one can even find peace in the most traumatic and challenging time. Through this peace that one find within oneself, one can obtain peace with others like what His Holiness, Dalai Lama said. And through this peace that one obtain with others, we can have peace in the world. Do you think that is possible? I believe it is possible. Besides peace we make with ourselves, we must also be compassionate and kind to each other; treating each other with loving kindness as if you would be treating your family and friends. There is a saying, "There are no strangers in this world, but only friends we have not met." And Mitch Albom said in his book, "Strangers are family you have yet to come to know. <http://www.symphonyoflove.net/blog/348/strangers-are-family-you-have-ye\ t-to-come-to-know.html> " There is a certain truth to this as I believe we are interconnected in this world. What we are doing may indirectly affect another. Since we are not living life as a hermit, there are bound to be communication with people around us. With communication, misunderstanding can easily arise. There is a need for mutual understanding and respect for each other difference. Failing to put ourselves in another shoes usually lead to conflicts. This can be otherwise averted if we are not too quick to judge others or situations. Let us practice less haste and more patience. When we are compassionate and kind to others, others will eventually reciprocate with compassion and kindness also. You may ask why it should start from us? Like Gandhi said, "Be the change you want to see in the world." Let us be the change and let us inspire others to follow. And together with mutual understanding and respect for each other difference, peace in the world is highly achievable. "It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." - Eleanor Roosevelt <http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/eleanor-roosevelt-love-quotes-and-\ love-sayings.html>
