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“The Parallels of Peace”
By Beth Ann Hilton


Every September, various world events focus our thoughts on peace, specifically, the making of it, the wishing for it, the keeping of it, or, sadly, the lacking of it.

Depending upon personal perspective, your idea of peace may be similar to one of the five useages of the word “peace ”listed in most dictionaries in order of popularity. It is noteworthy that the first, hence most popular, definition listed is “the absence of war or other hostilities while the useage that ranks last is “inner contentment; serenity: peace of mind. ”Could it be that if we elevate through consciousness raising -- the most popular understanding of peace to being “inner contentment, then we would be much closer to achieving the actual “absence of war or other hostilities that now dominates the useage of the word peace? ”

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