PeaceJam | What peace means to mean, and what I hope to get out of being a part of pPeaceJam

What peace means to mean, and what I hope to get out of being a part of pPeaceJam

Posted 10/11/2009 at 6:19 PM by Amanda F

I think the most stereotypical image of peace is an image I saw as a child of a group of multi ethnic and racial children from different countries holding hands. It is the image of the ride “it’s a small world after all” from Disney’s Magic Kingdom (sorry for the Disney reference but I am a Floridian). Will this image of peace ever be possible? I’m not so sure. That is why I think I need to work on developing a more complex view of what peace can be, and what a future peaceful world can look like.
At the moment my idea of peace is a state in which people can work together to achieve common goals that benefit everyone. It is living in a world without violence. Ideally it would be living in a world with relative equality so that no one will have to resort to violence to obtain the necessities of life. I still think this is an incredibly idealistic view of peace, but one that is much more feasible. I really would just love to get the chance to really learn about all that is being done to advance peace in this world.
Volunteering with PeaceJam and listening to Nobel Laureates speak about peace will be a great way for me to learn how those on the front lines of the peace movement are working towards securing peace around the world. I hope to gain a better understanding of what peace encompasses. I think people have this one image of a peaceful world, an image that is truly impossible to attain. I want to get a realistic view of what peace means and how it can possibly be attained.

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Brett E wrote:

At the moment my idea of peace is a state in which people can work together to achieve common goals that benefit everyone.

That's definitely a good start. I think that there's so much common ground which we all miss, and if we spent more time looking at what we had in common and working towards those things we'd all be a lot happier.

posted 10/11/2009 at 8:20 PM

Zach W wrote:
I cant remember who said it or where i saw it but i saw a quote the other day. "one thing we ALL have in common is the world" I like it. and we should all realize we live together on this planet in close proximity. everything we do affects everyone around us.
posted 10/12/2009 at 7:07 AM

Alan C wrote:
Zach - You saw it here: http://www.peacejam.org/news.aspx?newsID=167#content
posted 10/12/2009 at 8:55 AM

Zach W wrote:
That i did :) why thank you alan :)
posted 10/12/2009 at 9:03 AM

Rachel S wrote:
Peace means having peace in your heart and being able to share that feeling and action with others.
posted 10/12/2009 at 9:08 AM

Scott M wrote:
It think peace of the sort you mention (all races holding hands, etc.) is NATURAL. That's why children don't draw false lines or make distinctions. They don't shy away from difference--it's the adults who make them do that, and do that themselves. Of course, there's a lot of debate about whether violence is nature or nurture related.
posted 10/12/2009 at 9:24 AM