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Win with peace

To work for peace is the real defense against others and one's own evil, and against the damage and tragedies that came from wars.

After this statement it is of current interest to find out why humans begin by using weapons against each other; which is an important thing to be aware of to be able to work against violence and war. I do not write more about that topic in this article.

I think that evil is that something among us humans goes wrong, something that could have been prevented.

In principle a weapon against humans, gives a person more possibility to ruin another person; than a person have without any weapon. But typical it is not the humans in themselves who is the problem. The humans have positive and constructive possibilities, and they are not negative things.

Therefore the problem is on another level.

Higher values for us humans are based on what we are together. No matter what a human has been, other humans also have meant something for it. We have to use our possibilities to understand, to understand about really important values.

In the beginning of our history, in its earliest times, societies got formed naturally for the humans here on earth; and it was within that kind of societies the humans have to succeed in living together. In the present with a global situation to manage; the whole world is our really common society.

I think that to gain peace on earth today is similar to gain peace within a state. Social justice and good comprehensive education for all, is two important areas. We have to learn about how we can live in peace with each other, peace is based on understanding much more than on weapons.

Typically war ruin people's possibilities to education and understanding, and the situation becomes a vicious circle.

We humans have much more to win with understanding and peace, than with weapons and war.

May 1, 2008, David H. Hegg