On September
21st every year, the world celebrates the International Day of Peace.
It is symbolic, but why do we need a particular day to celebrate peace?
The reasons
are everywhere as we finish what many have called Long Peace, a period
from 1945 without major wars between countries. At a global point of view, the Long
Peace is dead as a war rages in Europe and other conflicts threaten our
world in the rest of the globe.
But I am
not sure the peace we want should be based solely in the absence of war. In fact,
this phrase is key:
That since wars begin
in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences (sic) of peace
must be constructed[1]
That is my
belief, as well as so many other people after one of the worse conflicts of
mankind. I do believe that the main war starts inside my mind.
Your mind.
Our mind.
And one
day, it turns into something more serious.
This is why
we do need a specific day to remind us about peace, so that our minds can
refocus, diverting its attention from streaming, social network, problems and
crisis.
We need an alarm
that reminds us to look within and feel our own peace first.
Naturally,
when we are peaceful, we will be acting, working, talking and moving around in
a peaceful way, generating an atmosphere of peace.
Naturally,
others will be touched by our peace and almost gently, their own minds will
calm too.
Naturally,
the dream of world peace will come to reality.
Are you
with me?
[1] UNESCO Constitution, adopted in London on November 16th 1945.
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