My Role in Creating a Peaceful World

Meghana Shukla

When this essay is read, a new force in humanity will be born. We will not only see the definition of peace, but feel a depth in the very pits of our hearts―not for the country, not for the race or religion, but for this planet with land and sea which we call Earth. A new generation of life―the youth of today, has the full potential to see this vision of a peaceful world and implement it to begin this Cultural Revolution.

I live a life in an environment where violence is rare, intimidation is scarce, and racial tension is low. This is my small bubble of life―my school, my house, and my seldom trips to the high street. Yet, I am informed by the media of the extreme violence elsewhere―wars, crime and corruption―although the question of why is not within my understanding. I am often asked to take it as a way of life; some are born to be in that situation and others are not. But if this is the natural justice in the world, then this is not my world.

I see peace as a safe place which many have been left out of. Whether it is because of political issues or the high school social system, it does not matter. Before we try to practice peace at a global scale, we must first begin with the thing within us, our minds. If we see a world in my vision, we will have a chance to experience a global dream. I see the world as matter. And we know matter is made of atoms. However, if all atoms vibrate at the same frequency, the face of the matter can change entirely. If humans were these atoms which vibrate together to form not a physical, but a psychological world, we do not know yet what we can achieve. Many may call this a phenomenon or a God, but I call it peace.

All of us, you, me and your family are atoms. Although different, we build the same compound world. We were born into this compound world at some point and we will inevitably leave it. It is what we do during our life, or rather, at what frequency we think which can change our world. If for instance we greet our neighbours every morning, exchange short conversations followed by a ‘thank you’ with the ticket man we see in the train, talk or listen to someone from work or school who you don’t usually acknowledge, it can make the difference. It is a gift of relations and kindness which we must practise in our everyday lives. We can try to meet a senior citizen and a child every month and bring warmth to their lives. In our spare time, we can do charity work instead of going shopping. The list can go on.

We are mostly in risk of danger by a person we see every day. If everybody in the world knew their neighbours, the people they see every day well, there would be no crime, wars or negativity in the world. It is a psychological phenomenon that these few conversations can create friendliness. Soon, with such interactions, we can understand why some people think in a different way and soon we will be able to infiltrate an angry individual’s mind and fill it with happiness. Diversity in thinking is important; however it is even more important to understand diversity than to just see it.

Peace has now been portrayed as an idealistic cliché. However, if it is not realised soon, these seemingly quiet times will resemble the quiet before a storm. We have seen wars in the past, and now that the world is starting to settle down, it is the time for the peaceful movement. Soon, we will need no government as the body of the people will govern themselves. Soon poverty will not exist as this body of people will suffer from unimaginable guilt if it does. Soon this world will be peaceful and we will be a part of it.

This exciting new era is upon us now, and the young generation of today will change the face of the world tomorrow.