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Path to Global Peace

Peace is a state of stability and harmony where people feel secure. However, world peace has remained elusive due to ongoing conflicts throughout history like the two world wars of the 20th century. Modern conflicts continue due to factors like the desire for power, greed for resources, and differences in ideologies. While achieving global peace seems difficult, cultivating peace within ourselves and teaching future generations to embrace tolerance could help realize world peace if adopted widely.

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Path to Global Peace

Peace is a state of stability and harmony where people feel secure. However, world peace has remained elusive due to ongoing conflicts throughout history like the two world wars of the 20th century. Modern conflicts continue due to factors like the desire for power, greed for resources, and differences in ideologies. While achieving global peace seems difficult, cultivating peace within ourselves and teaching future generations to embrace tolerance could help realize world peace if adopted widely.

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Peace

Peace is a state of quiet and stability. If a country is at peace, there is order, harmony, and tolerance. Its people feel secure and live in relative prosperity. If there is peace in every country, there will be peace in the world. Sadly, world peace is but a dream. Throughout history, there have been wars; with the two world wars in the 2 th century being the most well!remembered. "o region in the world has been spared. The #frican continent has endured more than 2 civil wars since 2 $. %ne of the more recent conflicts is the Syrian revolution which has caused the death of more than & , people by early 2 '(. "orth )orea, *hina, Pa+istan and Iran continue to arm themselves with nuclear weapons and there are fears of a third world war where these weapons will be unleashed. %ne thing is for sure, there are no fears of another war after that because the earth would be totally destroyed if there were a nuclear war. ,hat causes these conflicts that destroy peace and lives- Peace is threatened by a combination of factors. The most common causes are greed for resources, thirst for power and disagreement in ideologies. .any conflicts are a result of one nation coveting another/s resources which include land, water, and oil. %thers are due to a leader/s desire to e0tend his territory and power. 1reat historical conquerors such as #le0ander the 1reat and 1enghis )han went to war with many countries for both reasons. In modem times, many conflicts have arisen due to different interests and ideologies. #s long as these factors e0ist, peace can never be achieved. It is the nature of man, his greed, desire to rule over others and intolerance that has led to violence and destruction through the centuries. 2oes this mean that there is no hope for a peaceful world- Perhaps not. There are groups of people across the globe that believe something can be done to wor+ towards world peace. The first step is to start with ourselves. ,e must practise self!control and tolerance personally. ,e need to teach our children to shun violence, to accept differences and to turn the other cheek. ,hen harmonious relationships become a way of life in a nation, there will be peace in that nation. #nd if every nation adopts a culture of peace and harmony, there is hope that the world will be at peace. The +ey to world peace lies in your hand and mine. It begins with us. 3mbrace peace as a personal value, pass on the message to others, support peace+eeping efforts at every level and see things change. ,e have the power to ma+e world peace a reality.

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