Global peace and how to achieve it

Kritika
Maharaja Man Singh Vidyalaya
India

Can we imagine a world where there isn't any war? No more innocent bloodshed! No more disruption to people's lives! Can you imagine circumstances where weapons of mass destruction are no longer necessary? No more threat of doom and total destruction! Yes, we can. This is not a fantasy! This is something attainable and practicable. It can be achieved. World peace is a state of freedom from any war or disturbance and is an ideal of happiness, harmony and serenity among and within all nations. To understand the term 'global peace' better we must first know what keeps world peace from transpiring. The root causes of wars are terrorism, globalisation, colonialism and neo-colonialism, racial and gender intolerance, lack of democracy, and local community violence. Religions have also been the cause of war.

Now the question arises: what can we do to help? We can have a peace plan endorsed at a grassroots level by all the ordinary men and women in the world who just want to get on with their lives without any trouble. There are many ways to promote peace in the world but perhaps the best way is to promote it within ourselves. Helping others also has the direct effect of increasing our personal peace and wellbeing. But this is merely one of the many bonuses that come from sharing our kindness with our fellow human beings. We all know that it is better to give than to receive. Peace is probably the most important lesson we could learn during our lives and the sooner the better. Not only can we teach others about peace, but we can also put pressure on governments and political candidates that continue to advocate war as the main solution to civil and international conflict. As correctly stated by A.J. Muste: 'There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.'

The United Nations Security Council has the power and responsibility to take collective action to maintain international peace and security. Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is anything that contributes to the furthering of a peace process, once it has been established. There are many countries that contribute to the UN peacekeeping missions. We can take as an example India, which is one of the largest contributors in various peacekeeping activities and has always supported the peaceful settlement of international disputes.

Peace requires not only the absence of war, violence or hatred but also the presence of justice, compassion and cooperation. By sharing our inner peace with others, peace will spread. One nation's problems are problems for all of us. We must learn to see ourselves as one small planet and not be so concerned with our nationality, race or religion. When it comes right down to it we are all human. We can achieve peace, but it all starts within.

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