we all want peace, we talk about peace, we discuss about so many things and yet we are divided.

at the end of the day we go to bed thinking as long as I, we have food and water on the table we should be happy. what about the rest? we are all fighters i know at least that much we have a conscience, we know what’s right and wrong and yet we see distruction and poverty. it’s been like this for years for so many of us and I think it’s sad.

a change? yes it is a individual choice but then again we go back in time and wonder when it was worse, yesterday? we don’t know what the future holds for us and yet we are here. i have so many questions in my mind, often times i feel small, i know I’m small and it’s ok and yet I wonder, learn and I breathe for peace.

~~I don't believe everyone wants it, which is why there's so much destruction and hate as well as love and peace.~~

~~Those who wish to hurt others will just find another means to do so.~~

~~Some claim there has to be a yin and a yang, in order to find balance.~~

~~“When the power of love overcomes the love of power,
the world will know peace”! I think Jimi Hendrix said that!~~

~~I see guns as a tool to survive~~

~~all beasts upon this world are here to either survive or die, or self destruction~~

~~It's the nature of the beast.~~

imo...it isn't the guns. the Roman Empire established
itself with the weaponry of its time...i see it this way

the "solitary man" seeks peace and harmony with all..
"groups of men" seek exclusivity from, and dominance of others..

exactly... guns have never been the problem, stupid people are...

If they take away all the guns, someone will find a way to take advantage of that situation, just like people do with guns... The only way the atomic bomb works today is because other Nations have them, not just one nation... The same applys if they take away the guns...

“thank you,argo.thank you,Moe”

i find this to be true and i agree.
my next question: who has the power to stop everything? is it the nation in general? the people?

i hate to see people dying, i dislike the war..the one in the past and the one in the present..

There can never be a total Utopia or Dystopia.
This is because nature is not black or white.
Many people forget that human beings are animals.
We have animalistic urges and we are social animals so those urges get magnified by populace.

I was once told that any change is initiated by one.
Advised to lead by example.
The only person you can truly change is yourself.
We create the worlds in which we live.
Either by action or toleration.

Many people get 'locked' into their ways and either see no need to change or refuse to change for fear of the unknown.
One extreme example of this is people who feel trapped in abusive relationships.

This is why parenting is so important.
It is a perpetuating chain of experiences passed along from parents to children.
The values are a tradition.
Most of us think a tradition is only a good thing but traditions are as unique as the people that keep them going.
If you are raised to be warlike, you will like war and raise your own children to be warlike unless the chain of tradition is broken.
As a parent, only you can break the chains of tradition for your children. As a reasonable person, only you can break a tradition once learned.

I grew up with parents that were very bigoted.
For awhile, I was also bigoted.
I had trouble understanding why I was bigoted so I changed, broke that chain.
I then raised my children in a home that was not bigoted.
My children are not bigoted, they are raising their children in homes without bigotry.
The chain was broken by me, the tradition was stopped.

Children are also raised by their social groups.
Absent parenting allows social groups to set their own traditions into the minds of the people in them.
If your children trust you, you can stop destructive traditions inspired by your children's social groups.
The problem is, a lot of parents do not actively parent their children.
Thus, traditions are diverse creating a very wide range of unique personalities which creates turmoil.

Peace is not a universal concept shared by all.
What some people consider peace, others find stifling.
The only peace anyone can ever hope to find is inner peace.
Once inner peace is found, the world around you changes because you perceive it differently.

If you form a society based on people that have their own inner peace, peace spreads.
That is what religions try to do.
What is wrong with religions that causes them not to have peace is they try to change the social groups outside their religion.
They force their idea of peace on others.
They demand a price for that peace.
Forced demands cause conflict, conflict causes stress.

I truly believe that peace on Earth has to start within and that is the only chain than you can break.
Once you find your inner peace, lead by example.

unfortunately lu no one really has that power. to do it would take applying the same deadly force you are trying to prevent. and someone else would force back to prevent it. like tom said it starts with one and the only one any of us can control is ourselves.

that is what religions try to do and not only. thank you so much for your time.i appreciate your answer.thank you all.

I pray for peace and love to be rampant in the world someday....soon!



I too pray and hope for a better world. Thank you.

it's balanced right now, but they will still have their guns if ours are taken....not so balanced after that