“If you want peace in your own house, don’t go banging on Your Neighbour’s door.”

 

“If you want peace in your own house, don’t go banging on Your Neighbour’s door.”

On the surface this is very simple to understand. However, we often find that human nature takes over. We become so focused on other peoples lives, what they are doing, how they live their lives and what they should be changing we overlook our own front door. We often wish for a peaceful world however we can cause disruption.

Every house will have its own vibe, issues, responsibilities, relationships and methods. Just like we expect others to be respectful of out personal space, choices and boundaries we need to be respectful of our neighbours. Just because they aren’t living in your living room doesn’t mean you should not be respectful of their choices, personal space and lifestyle. Just because you don’t agree with them doesn’t mean you need to interfere.

A lot of unnecessary stress can come from interfering with situations that aren’t your concern. We often like to comment on peoples choices, make judgements based on their situations and sometimes try to force our opinions onto them. Although we may feel we are doing the right thing by trying to correct them, there is a very fine line between being concerned and overstepping. Being respectful of this shows maturity.

Peace isn’t about being okay with injustices, staying quiet about wrong doings and avoiding difficult conversations. It is knowing when to speak up, when to listen and when to leave it. You shouldn’t force your help onto someone. True good intentions will never need to be shown through aggression, pressure or interference. People should be given the freedom to make their own decisions.

This can apply to any relationship you have. Whether it be family, friends, work colleagues, community members or even countries. If we all tried to focus a bit more on improving our own responsibilities rather than trying to control others there would be less conflict. Healthy relationships are built on respect, trust and boundaries. A peaceful society doesn’t mean you all have to think the same, it just means you can all live together without causing unnecessary disruption.

Overall, the first step to peace starts with being aware of yourself. Before questioning someone elses household take a minute to look at your own. Practice being respectful before asking for it. Consider if your actions are causing the issue before blaming others. Whilst we can’t control everyone, situations and events we can control how we act, react and the energy we put out. Sometimes the best thing we can do to create a peaceful world is just to mind our own business, do our responsibilities and treat others with dignity.

If you want peace in your home start by having peace at your front door. Only knock on your neighbours door if you have something kind, helpful or a genuine reason to. Peace isn’t about controlling everyone elses home. It’s about creating a home where you start with respect.

The Price of War: Can Humanity Survive Another War?

Civilisation has been built up over centuries and could be destroyed by a single large scale war. In our current time of amazing scientific discoveries, technological advances and economic growth, many nations are spending large amounts of resources on weaponry and preparing themselves for war. Are we trying to make a better future or preparing ourselves to destroy what we currently have?

Every weapon has a high cost. Spending money on making missiles, war ships, fighter planes and nuclear weapons is money that could be going towards improving our hospitals, schools, homes, food security and scientific research. Every defence budget is leaving millions of peoples needs unmet.

The saddest part about this is that ordinary people often pay the most. Families lose their homes, children lose their childhoods, communities get displaced and generations suffer emotionally. Countries who aren’t even involved still suffer from economic instability, disrupted trade, increased prices and uncertainty.

With modern technology we now have weapons which can cause huge amounts of destruction. If any nuclear countries got into a conflict it could cause destruction which goes beyond just the country itself and could cause the collapse of our global civilisation. There may not be a real winner.

Whilst it is important for a country to have defence and keep their sovereignty, we need to realise that there is a big difference between being able to defend peace and letting our country develop due to an infinite arms race. Real strength should come from diplomacy, economic stability, scientific advances and the ability to resolve arguments without destruction.

We have already learned some harsh lessons from our two World Wars. We shouldn’t have to learn the importance of working together from another disaster. Our leaders should realise that talking is not a sign of weakness, compromising is not giving up and stopping a war is a bigger achievement than winning.

We have come to a point where we need to decide what legacy we want to leave. Do we want to be known as a civilisation full of discoveries, kindness and progression or do we want to be known as a civilisation who destroyed our future with our own weapons? Another war could cause us to lose more than just our cities and borders.

IF HE EXIST

I drive joy there was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting 7 precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting 7 minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste 7 minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 7minutes joy that I derive 4m.-

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