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Since the beginning of time, humanity has been at war. The first woman, Eve, was tempted to partake of the forbidden fruit, thus causing both her and Adam to fall. Helen of Sparta became Helen of Troy, and with her beauty caused a ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans. In our world wars, people killed, maimed and destroyed each other. Germany’s leader, Adolf Hitler, was determined to have global dominion and only succeeded in causing catastrophic death. King Author fought for Camelot and for the love of a woman. Mind you, men have fought for much less. Disastrous stories of battle set the stage in each period, the Dark Ages, medieval times, and before and after the time of Christ. Whether myth, legend or factual history, the history of our world has thousands of accounts of war and it continues on today overseas.

Women today are still fighting for equality, a cause I think better left for the corporate world. The pioneering women that came before us fought for their individual rights and finally in the year1929 women were able to vote. You have heard of the war of the sexes? Well, men and woman continue to be at war. Today there is still a struggle in our society for placement. Roles that men and women play are often blurred; women have evolved and work outside the home, as well as have a family. In the 50’s, men brought home the paycheck and their dutiful wives cooked, cleaned, and took care of the home and children. We can make a difference in the situations we can control, such as in our homes. We have all heard that it starts in the home, and I believe this is true. Parents are responsible for taking care of their own children, teaching them what is right and wrong. These teachings give a young child a foundation of what is acceptable in our society.

War is in the heart of humanity. It is natural to be at war. It is what the ego does. For world peace to come into existence, perhaps religion would have to become absent; the power of the church dominates every world war and miniscule conflicts in every city and town. Each faith and sect believing they are absolute in their truth. In addition, unless the intentions of our country’s politics change, we are heading towards infinite power struggles. This would only happen if the men and women that are in office would become less self-serving and more for the voice of the people. Democracy has become less about those of us that live in society and our opinions and more about what the higher powers have determined. War is inevitable.

You can create an existence of peace by being a happy and positive person, and knowing what your purpose is. I believe that harmony begins in our hearts. What is within, will most certainly find its way out, whether in our conversations or actions. Each of us, as individuals, is responsible for our own lives. Making good choices can only lead to good things. True harmony is only possible if each of us does all things in love and learns to respect human life.

There are many ways to begin creating a sense of peace amongst all of us. Be kind to the one next to you on the elevator. Be considerate of the one driving their car in front of you. Open the door for someone else before walking through it first. Offer to take out the garbage. Instead of shutting out your brother or little sister, ask him or her to go for a walk and talk. Sit around the dinner table and ask your parents how their day was. Do the dishes. Smile! If instead of allowing ourselves to become angry, we would smile, would that not be amazing? At school, if you were to be nice to that person everyone picks on, that one act of kindness alone could begin a chain of events that may even surprise you!

I watched a movie once that changed my life. ‘Pay it Forward’, with Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey. Watch it. One act of compassion turns into three acts, three turns into eleven, eleven turns into fifty, fifty turns into a hundred, and so on. This domino effect can happen if you and I start today by listening, learning, challenging each other, laughing and living in pure unconditional love! This is my challenge to you this month. I too will choose this path. Be excellent to those around you. Peace.