Peace is not merely the absence of war. It's the active presence of justice between nations, within nations, and among persons.
Peace begins in the individual heart.
We cultivate it by our choices, which always have consequences. Our actions always affect others, for men and women are social creatures. We need each other. We seek each other out for friendship, love and collaboration in our work. And as our network of relationships expands, so too does the opportunity for conflict, unless we see each other as children of the same Father.