Peace is not difficult, If you achieve it in yourself. Others might provoke
you or create conditions to disturb you; they might challenge you or test
you or say or do something so that you could hardly keep your peace. That is
where your peace is proven. Unfortunately, there are very few who keep their
peace under all circumstances. If you truly have peace you will not allow it
to be disturbed at any cost. Not a single exception can be justified that
can break your peace. Once you have tasted it—it is such a sweet fruit—you
will not give it up for anything. Therefore I do not want peace on my terms;
I want peace as peace and whatever disturbs it, I don’t want.
If everyone wants to take and not give, peace will be disturbed. How many
are givers, who are patient, tolerant and respectful, giving to others in
love and peace and contributing to their wellbeing? Peace movements,
slogans, festoons and processions do not bring peace. We have to be the
embodiment of peace; otherwise we end up fighting among ourselves. The
world would have peace in one year if we go the right way.
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