People have invented many beautiful expressions, aphorisms and proverbs about peace, concord and harmony. Cicero believed that a happy life originates from a calm mind. It is in this state that he regains his vitality.
Proverbs about peace and peace of mind
Calmness is necessary in order to accept what cannot be influenced, courage in order to change what can be changed, and wisdom in order to be able to feel the difference between them.
From balanced reflections, there is much more sense than from impulses of despair, excessive excitement and increased nervousness.
Proverbs about peace and harmony make you think and urge you to react to everything calmly. Come spring, and the flowers bloom themselves. This means that if something happens and it is impossible to influence it, then you should not throw negative emotions out in vain. Calmness and contentment purify.
Quotes and aphorisms about peace and harmony
Here are some interesting expressions and proverbs about peace with each other:
- To live in the world - to live in the world.
- Light conquers darkness, and peace conquers war.
- Peace creates, war destroys.
- Our enemy is the one to whom the world is not dear.
- You sow peace - you reap great happiness.
- A certain world is better and safer than expected victory.
- Spacious with the world, crowded with swearing.
- It is not weapons that give strength, but people with good will.
Wise proverbs about the world are perfectly complemented by interesting expressions about consent and harmony between people:
- Simplifying life is one of the steps to inner world. Constant simplification will create inner and outer well-being, which will bring harmony to life.
- Flowers need sun and people need peace.
- Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in character. When there is beauty in a person, there is harmony in the house. When there is harmony in the house, there is order in the country. When there is order in the country, there is peace in the world.
- Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it causes great things to decay.
- Art is parallel to nature.
- Logically, harmony should come from the heart and be based on trust. The use of force creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.
- Happiness exists on earth, and it is achieved through the intelligent exercise of the mind, knowledge of the harmony of the Universe and the constant practice of generosity.
- From the very beginning, indigenous peoples lived in harmony with everything that surrounds us.
- Alpha men are very attracted to an alpha woman, a lot of fun to work with, maybe a lot of fun doing things, but there is no sustainable harmony in this lack of complement. There can only be one person in the driver's seat.
The world is a daily, weekly, monthly process, a gradually changing view, slowly breaking down old barriers, quietly creating new structures. Weapons alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be held by the people (John F. Kennedy). There are many proverbs about the world, and many of them actually deserve attention, although the truths long written by people are incredibly difficult to implement in reality.
Peace in the interest of nations
Calculations may be temporary, but the actions of nations in the interests of peace and justice must be permanent. I would like to believe that people will eventually do more to advance peace. If all intelligent beings on the planet observed all the simple truths set out in folk proverbs about peace and harmony, perhaps then peoples would learn to coexist in harmony and value their own lives and the lives of others.
But for the time being, what we worthily call peace is in fact only a brief truce, according to which more weak side renounces her claims, just or unjust, until she will find opportunities confirm them with fire and sword. We must make constant efforts to live in harmony with nature and reconnect with the organic roots of our being, with the healing timelessness of human existence.
Harmony and serenity
Peace can be seen as the opposite of war, or as a pervasive sense of well-being. In general, it means a state of serenity and harmony, in which there is a general feeling of friendship and affection for the world at large. When we live in harmony with our authentic selves and align our work, habits, relationships, money, thoughts and actions with our true values, we experience a greater sense of peace and happiness in all aspects of our lives. We can achieve what we could only dream of before. Living in harmony is a practice conscious choice how we want to live.
Giniyatullina Regina
Regina Giniyatullina wrote a fairy tale about peace, friendship and harmony. This is a fairy tale about what should be in the world of people at all times.
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Giniyatullina Regina, student of the 7th grade
A TALE OF PEACE, FRIENDSHIP AND ACCORD
Storyteller : Hello guys! Do you know what happiness is? No?!.. Then I'll tell you a fairy tale. Now I will touch this book, and we will find ourselves in a magical forest, where there are a lot of different animals. It is said that in this forest there is a place where the Mistress of the copper mountain keeps gems. And whoever finds these gems will be happy. Yes, only many have tried to find these stones, but no one has succeeded so far.
Who to ask for directions?
Where to look for the treasured forest?
There will be a lot of magic
There will be a miracle of miracles!
Shakturel-shaturel,
Hurry open the door!
Shito-covered, turinas,
We're leaving right away!
(A magical melody sounds. Forest clearing. Bear, Fox, Hare, Hedgehog come out.)
Bear : They say that if you find these gems, you can make three wishes. What wish would you make, Lisa?
Fox : I would wish that there was a lot of food in our forest - this is happiness!
Hare : And I would wish that there were many animals in our forest, and they all lived together - this is happiness!
Hedgehog : And I would wish that our forest was clean, comfortable, beautiful - that would be happiness!
Bear : Yes... That's good... Let's all go looking for gems together.
Fox : Oh, I'm afraid ... They say that there, in the forest, Baba Yaga, Goblin, Koshchey roam.
Hare : Are you also looking for gems?
Hedgehog : Probably ... But if they find it, they will make completely different wishes ...
Bear : Then we must hurry! Go ahead, friends! On the road!
(They leave. Baba Yaga and Koschei meet in the clearing.)
Koschey: Hello, old!
Baba Yaga : Hi, bony!
Koschei : What are you doing here, old man?
Baba Yaga : Never mind! So, I went out for a walk, get some air.
Koschei : What else air? Darken, old ... Are you looking for gems?
Baba Yaga : Are you crazy, Koschey? What gems? And what are you doing here? Walking, wandering, rattling your knuckles?
Koschei : I? I ... I ... do exercises here - for health!
Baba Yaga : Ha-ha-ha! Oh, tired! What else is charging? Admit it: are you looking for gems?
Koschei : What other gems? ... Well, yes, I'm looking for ...
Baba Yaga : And let's search together ... It's more fun together. And we will find, we will make such wishes that the whole forest will belong to us! Let's make a mess in the forest, intimidate everyone, torture everyone! Wow, how I love this!
Koschei : Let's! I love chaos too. All animals will serve us. And I will only order!
Baba Yaga : And what are you going to order? I will order!
Koschey: No, I am!
Baba Yaga : No, I am! (fight)
(At this time, animals are approaching the clearing with the song “If you went out with a friend.”)
Baba Yaga : Quiet you! Hide!(hide)
Bear : Let `s have some rest. How many have passed, but there are no gems!
Fox : Or maybe they don’t exist at all, huh? We go, we search, and all in vain ...
Hedgehog : Eat! Must be! Will seek! Get up! Went!(leave)
Baba Yaga : You heard! Competitors!
Koschei : If they find the gems, they will kick us out of the forest.
Baba Yaga : And we will outwit them, we will follow them. If they find the gems, we'll steal them!(leave)
(Forest clearing. The hare stumbles over something and falls.)
Hare : Oh oh oh! What is this? Some stone...
Bear: Yes, it glows!
Fox : Oh, hare, well done! Well, no way, gems!
Hare : Hooray! We found gems! Hooray!
(Baba Yaga and Koschey run in, take away the stone, then fight among themselves.)
Hare : Help! Save! Robbery!
(The Bear, the Fox, the Hedgehog rush to the aid of the Hare. The Mistress of the Copper Mountain appears.)
Mistress of Copper Mountain: Come on, stop it! The magic stone will reveal its secrets only to those who are worthy of it.
All in unison: To whom?
Mistress of Copper Mountain: And for those who value friendship, who will be tested. Who knows more proverbs and sayings about friendship, he will receive a magic stone.
Koschei and Baba Yaga : We don't know any of them!
Mistress of Copper Mountain: So listen and remember. Come on, animals, let's get started!
Bear, Hare, Hedgehog, Fox(in order):
Be a friend, don't be a loser.
- Stand together for peace - there will be no war.
- How good is the one who has a smart head and a good heart.
- A bad peace is better than a good quarrel.
- For a sweet friend and an earring from an ear.
-More that love does not happen, how to die for each other.
- It takes many days and nights to get to know a person.
- And the matchmaker is a friend of the matchmaker, but not all of a sudden.
- A true friend is better than a hundred servants.
- It was to live with a friend, but the enemy prevented.
- Two friends - frost and blizzard.
Whoever boasts, he repents.
- The wolf is a predator by nature, and man - by envy.
- Do not laugh at someone else's grief.
- There is no such friend as a mother.
- Who is a friend to himself, and who is a foe.
- It is better to die near a friend than to live with your enemy.
- For a friend, even seven miles is not a suburb.
Don't talk to yourself, talk to a friend.
- Be a friend, but not suddenly.
All for one and one for all.
- The quiet water of the shore washes away.
- Plow is not a plow, a friend is not a friend.
- Strongly sometimes powerless enemies take revenge.
- There is a lot of goodness in the jug, but you can’t crawl into it with your head.
- As it comes around, it will respond.
You gave me your word, keep it.
- Scammer first whip.
- Our grief and axes do not flog.
- A kind word is better than a sweet pie.
- And the dog remembers who feeds it.
- Envious from someone else's happiness dries.
- We know you - you were with us: after you the cleavers were not counted.
- It's a pity for a friend, but not like yourself.
It is called a friend, but robs around.
- Affectionate mouth and clean hands will circle the whole earth.
- No friend, so look for, but found, so take care.
- Mil and love, so be a friend.
- The king is really the best friend.
- Hold on to an old friend, and a new one at home.
- A long way, but a close friend.
- Hold on to each other - do not be afraid of anything.
- He said so much that you can’t even take it in a hat.
- Spring ice is deceptive, but new friend not reliable.
- Do not hit someone else's gate with a whip, they would not hit yours with a club.
- A friend is faithful in everything measured.
- Was with a friend, drank water - seemed sweeter than honey.
- Friends are easy to find, hard to keep.
- Enmity does no good.
- He who is cool in his temper is no one's friend.
- Filya was in power - all the others felled to him, and trouble came - everyone was away from the yard.
- If you are afraid of misfortune, then there will be no happiness.
- A liar is always an unfaithful friend, he will deceive you around.
- To whom the world is inexpensive, that is our enemy.
- Friendship with care and help is strong.
- You will not get to know your friend without trouble.
- The truth is more expensive.
- The saber hurts the head, and the word hurts the soul.
- Straw is not friends with fire.
- Don't be offended.
- Do not have 100 rubles, but have 100 friends!
Mistress of Copper Mountain: Well done! You have proven that you are true friends. And the stone is actually not magical. Here are three words - peace, friendship, harmony. They are gems. If you live in peace, friendship and harmony - this is happiness!
Class hour on the topic: "Peace and harmony between people - the path of mankind."
Purpose: To expand students' understanding of the concepts of "peace" and "consent".
Tasks:
Disclosure of the concept of "peace-loving person";
Development of the ability to peacefully interact with people around;
Raising a sense of respect for each other, regardless of skin color, nationality, traditions, views.
Conduct form: lecture, conversation.
move class hour :
Hello, dear guests of our meeting! The epigraph to our conversation will be the words of J.J. Rousseau: “Life lasts only a moment: in itself it is nothing; its value depends on what has been done. Only the good done by man remains, and thanks to him, life is worth something. Today we have gathered together to talk about peace and harmony, about mutual understanding of people and friendship between them. Guys, tell me, please, what is peace and harmony? What are they needed for? How should we treat each other in order to live in peace? How do you understand the meaning of the expression "every person is unique and unrepeatable"? Guys, each person is unique, and peace and harmony between people largely depend on their conscious desire to help and accept another, on their ability to respect themselves and others, regardless of age, language, nationality and social affiliation. Popular wisdom says: "Peace on earth begins with love and harmony in everyone's heart." How do you understand this wisdom? Now I want to tell you one old legend.
"We met once a white man and black. White said: “How ugly you are, Negro! You seem to be smeared all over with soot! The black one sneered contemptuously and said: “How ugly you are, white one! It's like you've been wrapped in paper!" They argued and argued and still could not come to an agreement. And they decided to go to the sage. The wise man listened to them and said to the white man: “Look how handsome your black brother is! He is as black as the southern night, and in it, like stars, his eyes shine ... ". Then the sage turned to the black man: “And you, friend, look how handsome your white brother is! He is beautiful, like the sparkling white snow that lies on the tops of our mountains, and his hair is the color of the sun ... ". The black and the white were ashamed of their dispute and made peace. And the wise man thought about the future. And such a picture presented itself to him ... Black, white and yellow people are spinning in a round dance, dancing and singing songs. They look lovingly at each other. And someone's young voice overlaps the sounds of music and songs: “It's good that we are all different! And then life would be so boring!
Did you like this legend? What does she teach? How can you call it in one word? That's right, peace.
S. Marshak's poem "The World Round Dance"
Poems for children of all peoples and countries:
For the Abyssinians and the British,
For Spanish children and for Russians,
Swedish, Turkish, German, French.
Negroes, whose homeland is the coast of Africa;
For the redskins of the Americas.
For the yellowskins who get up
Needed when we go to bed.
For the Eskimos, that in the cold and snow
They climb into a fur bag for the night.
From tropical countries where in the trees
Do not count the monkeys;
For children dressed and naked.
Those who live in cities and villages.
All this noisy, perky people
Let them gather in one round dance.
Let the north of the planet meet with the south,
West with East
And the kids are with each other.
And now I suggest you play one game. It's called a greeting. You should stand in pairs and greet each other, as people from different countries do.
fold your hands (as in "prayer") at chest level and bow (Japan);
rub noses (New Zealand);
shake hands, standing at a great distance from each other (UK);
hug each other tightly and kiss each other three times on the cheeks (Russia);
show tongue (Tibet);
very firmly shake hands, standing close to each other (Germany).
Can one religion interfere with another? No. At every religion has its own peculiarities and their teachings are useful. It is important for us to use the moral values of the peoples' religions, not to oppose them, but to study them. We live in one big house - Kazakhstan. In our country, people of different nationalities are friends with each other. And now I suggest you choose what qualities a person living on planet Earth should have. We divide into 4 teams. In front of you is a sheet of paper with the outline of a person and an envelope with various human qualities. The groups should pick up the qualities and write them around the outline of the person.
Envelope 1: condescension, malevolence, selfishness, conflict, kindness, respect, understanding, peacefulness, heartlessness, compassion, generosity, tactlessness.
Envelope 2: kindness, cordiality, boasting, equality, rudeness, mercy, arrogance, compassion, benevolence, respect, generosity.
Envelope 3: peacefulness, heartlessness, forgiveness, equality, respect, mercy, temper, dialogue, irritation, cordiality, conflict, generosity.
Envelope 4: support, peacefulness, cooperation, equality, compassion, stinginess, lies, consent, envy, mercy, generosity, kindness.
Advertisement of works. Think about it, do we all have these qualities?- Can we change ourselves? Can we cultivate in ourselves the qualities we are talking about? How can we do this? (children's answers). That's right, if people have all the listed qualities, then wars and quarrels will disappear on Earth. People will not suffer and hate each other. Only all people need to learn to love this world, to love it as it is. I want to tell you one parable: "The Parable of the Nails."
THE PARABLE OF THE NAILS
One father had a very hot-tempered and unrestrained son. Once he gave his son a bag of nails and told him to drive one nail into a wooden post whenever he could not restrain his anger.
On the first day, several dozen nails turned out to be hammered into the pillar. Seeing with his own eyes the number of his outbursts of anger, the son began to be zealous to restrain his temper. Every day the number of nails hammered into the post decreased. The young man realized that it was easier to restrain his outbursts of anger than to drive in nails.
At last the day came when he never once lost his composure. He told his father about it. He, after thinking a little, suggested that his son pull out one nail from the post whenever he manages to restrain himself.
Finally, the day came when the son told his father that not a single nail was left in the pillar. Then the father led his son to a wooden post and said to him:
You did well. But look, see how many holes there are in the column? He will never be the same again. When you say something evil to a person, he leaves the same scar as these holes. And no matter how many times after that you apologize - the scar will remain.
1. What moral lesson did the father teach his son?
2. Why is it important not to harm another person?
3. How do you understand the meaning of the expression "not to lose self-control"?
At the end of our lesson, I would like each of you to write down what positive qualities each of your classmates has. I will summarize the results for the next lesson. Let each of us, let our class, our school, our city and our Kazakhstan be islands of peace and harmony for all inhabitants of the big planet Earth.
Christian parableOne man, quick-tempered and unrestrained, was married to a quiet and meek woman. Over the years, his temper became more and more obstinate, but he and his wife lived in peace and harmony. The wife's friends, who often quarreled and quarreled with their husbands, did not stop this ...
Blame in the family Parable of unknown origin
Two different families lived in neighboring houses. In one of them, the spouses quarreled all the time, and in the other there was always silence and mutual understanding. Once, envying the peace in the neighboring family, the wife asked her husband: - Go to the neighbors and see what they are doing, ...
Grape Sufi parable from Rumi
Somehow four people were walking together and in agreement: a Turk, a Persian, an Arab and a Greek, and somewhere they got hold of a dinar. This dinar caused a quarrel between them, because, having received it, they began to decide how to spend it. The Persian said: - Let's buy angur! - For what...
Return of Grace Ingush parable
Someone woke up in the morning, went out into the yard and saw that there were footprints from his house in the freshly fallen snow, but no footprints led into the yard. He thought and began to wonder: what could it be? Deciding to find out, he followed the trail, which led him to the cave. He shouted...
Let's fight Christian parable
Two elders lived in the same cell, and there was never the slightest displeasure between them. Seeing this, one said to the other: - Let's quarrel and we at least once, as people quarrel. Another replied: - I don't even know how it can arise ...
Two travelers African parable
Two travelers came to the same village at nightfall and, as custom required, came to the leader to greet him and ask for an overnight stay. "Welcome, O strangers," the leader said to them. - We welcome you. We also have a home where you...
Thrushes and starlings Italian parable
Once two lovers were sitting on the shore of the lake. Suddenly, two birds sang loudly above them. The boy and girl listened. - What a wonderful voice these birds have! - said the girl. “Your voice is even softer,” the young man replied. - No thrushes can compare with you. ...
Oak barrel Bulgarian parable
The old man gathered his children: - My children, my last hour has come. Listen carefully, because I want you to explain a story to me. A large oak tree has grown in the forest. Acorns rained down from its mighty branches. Its roots went deep into the earth. ...
Knowledge and semi-knowledge Parable from Gibran Kahlil Gibran
Four frogs were sitting on a log that stuck to the river bank. Suddenly, the log was picked up by the current and began to slowly drift down the river. The spirits of the frogs were filled with delight: after all, they had never set sail before. “Really, I’m not surprised by this ...
Needle and thread Fable of Alexander Apartsev
Needle and Thread are inseparable in business, When you need either embroidery or a seam. But sometimes clouds are found for friendship, Turning Partners into enemies. The Needle and Thread quarreled, And each decided that she could cope with the work herself. But with the first attempt, We saw - apart ...
Ilyas Parable from Leo Tolstoy
The Bashkir Ilyas lived in the Ufa province. Ilyas remained poor from his father. His father only married him for a year and died himself. At that time, Ilyas had 7 mares, 2 cows and 2 dozen sheep. But Ilyas was the owner and began to acquire: from morning to evening he worked with his wife, ...
The Art of Conversation Taoist Parable
Oh, the Wise One, - the Guardian of Truth from the clan of the Calm was once asked, - what is the art of conversation? - It should be given the opportunity to speak to those who wish to speak out; listen to someone who wants to be heard; to give knowledge to those who thirst for it; Not...
What bird is in the sky? Vedic parable
Krishna and Arjuna were walking along the road together. Seeing a bird in the sky, Krishna asked Arjuna: Is it a dove? He replied: - Yes, it is a dove. Krishna said: - This is an eagle. Arjuna immediately responded: - Yes, it is an eagle. - No, Arjuna, I think it's a crow. Is...
Oath of the wolf Ingush parable
A boy was tending sheep. Somehow a wolf came up to him and said: - Give me one sheep. I'm old and that's why I'm asking. And so I would take it without asking. Give a sheep - I will thank you. - I can not give without father's permission. “Then go and ask, while I watch the sheep.” ...
kites and crows Indian parable
Kites and crows agreed among themselves that they would divide any prey in half. One day they saw a fox wounded by hunters lying helplessly under a tree, and gathered around her. The crows said: - We will take the front half of the fox. - ...
Cat and dog Parable about Nasreddin
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"In order for humanity to develop, an appeal to Gandhi is inevitable. He lived, thought, acted and inspired with his vision of humanity, one that is evolving towards a world of harmony." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Peace is not just a concept for hippies! To live in the world means to live in harmony with oneself, the people around and all living beings around. Living at peace with oneself can be seen as an inward and outward process. Outward is a way of life in which we respect and love each other regardless of our religious, cultural and political differences. Inwardly, we must look deep into our minds and hearts to recognize the fear that drives us to violence, because as long as we ignore the rage within us, the storm raging outside will never stop.
While you yourself can find ways to achieve peace with yourself and the universe in accordance with your beliefs and lifestyle, there are some basic provisions that cannot be ignored if you are looking for harmony. For example, one should not be cruel, one should be tolerant, hold moderate views and accept life as a miracle. This article contains some tips that will help you on your path to discovering inner harmony, because this is the path for which only you are responsible.
Steps
- Think about the world, not about power. Gandhi said that power based on love is a thousand times more effective and durable than power gained through threats. If you are used to controlling other people with threats, they will obey out of fear, not out of respect or concern for you. This is a non-peaceful way.
- Learn the skills of negotiation, conflict resolution and persuasive communication. These essential constructive communication skills will help you avoid conflict or get out of conflict. Not all conflicts, however, can be avoided, and not all conflicts should be avoided, but one should be able to behave in a conflict situation. If you do not feel confident in this area of relationships, read more on this topic. Clarity of message is essential to ensure peace, as many conflicts arise from misunderstandings.
- When communicating with others, try to avoid commanding tone, moralizing, threats, or intentionally soliciting information. Any of these forms of behavior can become a cause for conflict, as people will feel that you are trying to control them, and not talk to them on an equal footing.
- Be sure that other people around you can live happy life with equal initial. Based on this, even advice carries a tendency to control, because giving advice, you interfere in someone else's life, and not just expressing your opinion, not expecting that the person will do as you think. Swedish diplomat Dag Hammerskold once said: "Because he didn't know the question, it was easy for him to give the answer." When we give advice, we assume that we know the whole essence of the problem, but in fact, we hardly know this, which means we pass the situation through the prism of our experience. But it's much better to just support a person than to impose your experience as an "answer". In this way, you will cultivate peace, respect and confidence in their intelligence, and not insult and rejection.
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Reduce your beliefs. When you think in extremes and are convinced of something without taking into account the views and opinions of others, you cannot live in harmony with the world. This type of extremist thinking usually results in abrupt, thoughtless behavior that lacks thoughtfulness and self-reflection. While this may seem convenient as it allows you to act with confidence, it blocks other realities of the world and can easily lead to conflict with people who don't share your beliefs. It is much more difficult to remain open to perception and willing to reconsider your beliefs, but it is more valuable because you will grow as a person and live in harmony with the people around you.
- Moderate your extreme beliefs, be willing to ask questions and rethink the facts. Accept the fact that your beliefs, beliefs, desires, and opinions are no different in value from many other beliefs, beliefs, desires, and opinions in the world. Follow an ethic of moderation that values human dignity and essence, follow the one true extreme - treat others as you would like to be treated (Golden Rule)
- Find a variety of activities to do if you feel like you are going to extremes in your relationships with people. It's hard to be intolerant when you have a lot to do and need to interact with a variety of people.
- Develop a sense of humor. Humor is the disarming spell of the peace fighter. Fanatics rarely have a sense of humor because they are too busy taking themselves and their beliefs too seriously. Humor helps ease tension and show the repressive tendencies of extremist thinking.
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Be patient. Tolerance in all your thoughts will change your life and the lives of those around you. Tolerance towards other people is manifested in the ability to accept differences, pluralism modern society and willingness to live and let live for others. When we fail to be tolerant of others, we end up with discrimination, repression, cruelty, and violence. The practice of tolerance is the foundation of a peaceful existence.
Be peaceful. Gandhi said: "There are many things for which I am ready to die, but there is not a single thing for which I am ready to kill." A peaceful person does not use cruelty and violence against another person or animal (reasonable being). There is a lot of violence in the world, but it is your choice not to let death and violence be your philosophy of life.
Analyze. This is very important, since many hasty reactions lead to tragic consequences, because in a hurry not all possibilities can be taken into account. Naturally, there are situations in which quick action is necessary to ensure safety, but this does not justify many other cases in which careful thought might lead to a better result.
- If someone has hurt you emotionally or physically, you should not respond with anger and cruelty. Stop and think. Make a peaceful choice.
- Ask the other person to stop and think about how anger and violence cannot solve problems. Just say "Please don't do this." If they refuse to stop, just remove yourself from the situation.
- Stop yourself. If you feel like you're about to respond in a way that shows your anger, frustration, or annoyance, tell yourself "Stop." Remove yourself from the situation that gives you confusion and inability to reflect. By giving yourself space, you will also give yourself time to get over the initial anger and replace it with thoughtful solutions, one of which is not responding.
- Practice reflective listening. Spoken language is not very accurate, and sometimes people under stress say things that hide the true meaning. John Powell said, "In true listening, we seek beyond words, we try to see through them the person. Listening is the search for the treasure, which is the person expressing himself verbally and non-verbally." The importance of reflective listening for achieving peace is that you stop seeing the person only from your side and try to get to the bottom of what the person really says and means. This is more effective than questions and guesses.
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Seek forgiveness, not retribution. What does the principle of "an eye for an eye" lead to? Usually to the fact that many go blind. Pointless and painful, if we take into account the lessons that history teaches. No matter where we live, what religion we follow, or what culture we belong to, at our core we are all human, with the same ambitions and aspirations to provide for our families and live life to the fullest. Our cultural, religious and political differences must not become a bone of contention and cause conflicts that can only bring sorrow and destruction to the world. When you feel the need to harm another person because your reputation has been damaged or because you feel that their actions deserve the same cruel reaction, you cultivate anger, violence, regret. Replace it with forgiveness, in an attempt to live at peace with yourself and those around you.
- Live in the present, not the past. When you think about how things should have been and relive past pain, you do not let go of the past, but provoke a constant internal conflict. Forgiveness allows you to live in the present, look forward to the future, and leave the past behind. Forgiveness is the greatest victory because it gives you the opportunity to come to terms with the past and enjoy life.
- Forgiveness lifts and frees you from resentment. The point of forgiveness is to learn to deal with the negative feelings that result from the action that made you angry or sad. Your task is to learn to accept them, not to suppress them. And forgiveness makes you sympathize with the other person, understand what motivated them. You don't have to accept what they did, it's enough to understand it.
- Realize that masking your anger as "defending someone's honor" is offensive. First, it deprives those you are "protecting" of their autonomy (and this in turn allows them to be helpless), and second, it is a cruel excuse to do harm. If you feel that someone's honor has been hurt in a certain situation, allow the intended victim to speak up (they may see it in a different light than you) and seek a solution through forgiveness and deep understanding.
- Even if you feel that forgiveness cannot be granted, that is no reason to resort to violence. Instead, step back and be a better person.
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Find inner peace. Without inner peace, you will always feel conflict within yourself. Trying to fill your life with objects, or raising your social level without being able to stop and listen to yourself, will make you constantly feel miserable. When you crave something that you don't have, you are in conflict. It is very easy to forget to be grateful for what you have if you are constantly striving to improve your wealth, career, home and life. In the same way, excess wealth causes a similar conflict, because by owning a lot, you will be forced to follow the "needs" of your things, whether it be repairs, cleaning, insurance, and security.
- Re-prioritize and decide what makes your life brighter and better, and discard the rest.
- When you're angry, find a quiet place to stop, take a deep breath, and relax. Turn off the TV, tape recorder and computer. If possible, get out into nature, or take a walk. Put on some soothing music and turn off the lights. When you regain your peace, return to your life.
- At least once a day, spend ten minutes in a quiet place, such as in the shade of a tree or in a park, anywhere you can sit quietly and have no distractions.
- Living in peace means more than just the absence of violence and cruelty. Try to cultivate peace in all aspects of life - try to reduce stress. Whenever possible, avoid stressful situations such as road traffic, crowds, and the like.
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Live in joy. The choice to accept life as a miracle is the antidote to violence. It's hard to be cruel to what seems beautiful, wonderful, amazing and joyful. Really, the greatest despair that war brings is the destruction of innocence, beauty and joy. Joy brings peace into your life because you are always ready to see the good in people and in the world and are grateful for the wonderful manifestations of life.
- Do not deprive yourself of the right to happiness. Feeling unworthy of happiness, worrying about how others will perceive your happiness, and fearing the horror that awaits when happiness ends are all negative thought patterns that can prevent you from finding joy in life.
- Do what you love. Life is not only your job. While work is what helps you make a living, you need something to express yourself in the world. Fitch Nath Khan said: "Do not live with a vocation that involves cruelty to people and nature. Do not invest in companies that deprive others of the opportunity to live. Choose a vocation that will allow you to express your ideal of compassion." Decide for yourself how literally you are ready to take these words, and strive for work that helps to lead a peaceful lifestyle.
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Be the change you want to see in the world. Not just like that, we turn to the experience of Gandhi. There are many active ways to help you become the change you want to see in the world.
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Expand your understanding of the world. You are free to choose your path. Everything you read in this article is just a suggestion. You should not follow this as a dogma, this is not an attempt to impose thinking on you, take it like any other text. In the end, the choice to live in the world will be your own, conscious decision, based on your aspirations and views from all over the world, from all the people you have ever met, as well as from your own conscience and knowledge. Go in peace.
- Keep learning. This article has only touched the surface of what is a deep personal and world necessity. Read as much material as you can on the topic of peace, especially about peace activists and practitioners, you can learn a lot from them. Share your knowledge with others and spread the teachings of the world wherever you go.
Strive for love, not control over others. When you stop striving to control people and events in the world, you will take the first step towards a peaceful existence. An attempt to control people is nothing more than the desire to impose their will and reality on them, not wanting to look at the situation through their eyes. This controlling approach will keep you in conflict with those around you. Replacing the desire for control with love for others, despite their shortcomings and differences, is the path to a peaceful life.
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