The prospects of war and peace depend on the contest of two visions. If positive vision wins, peace will be feasible. If negative vision wins, war may be inevitable. It is obviously not enough to have a vision. It is a question of courage.
Leaders can express positive sentiments and even charter a positive path.
But they often lack courage to implement their wishes-because our old mindset resists fresh thinking. It is easier to be led by conventional thinking than to lead by taking bold actions. A vision is not vision if it is not supported by action. It is merely an idea. President Sadat took a bold action by going to Israel at a time the Arab world could have isolated him for his initiative.