Peace Men

These familiar words, peace men, are what I used to hear from my adult siblings and their friends when I was still a kid.  I guess the hippies invented it.  I am not sure but whoever invented it, was obviously an advocator of peace not war, and desires for unity among mankind.  Thanks to him or her because such an axiom dejected other negative slogans invented by negative people in order to advance their evil and selfish pursuits in life.

Anyway, if there was no fall, this virtue of peacefulness would also be innate in all of us.  For where there is God and true love, there would always be the presence of true peace, happiness and freedom.  But since we are living in such a sinful world, mankind is therefore forced to seek for these in the most arduous and challenging ways, whether one seek for them in the individual, family, tribe, society, nation and world level. 

This reminds me of my former job many years ago now, when in just one day, two of my office mates and our boss expressed their anxieties caused by their work and personal problems.  They said they wanted a peace of mind or inner peace.   I pondered for it for a moment until I remembered that I used to be one of these people who never stopped shopping for my own peace…in my mind and heart.  Once I thought it was just a superficial term invented to soothe chaotic people or was nothing but a fleeting term that would soon fly away.  I have also written poems about peace during my younger years and one of them I quote here, "…this is the time that I must have peace if I cannot have the truth….all I need is PEACE!!!"  My search for it started early on.  And then after knowing The Principle, I learned that peace is real and attainable.  However, teaching my officemates about it at that time was not possible.  But in due time, I will go back there and tell them the good news.

Anyway, as a way of expressing my sympathy to them and how I truly understand their plight, I faced my computer, pausing for a moment or two then without batting an eyelash, I attacked my keyboard and wrote this:

 In my moment of solitude when things around seems meaningless to me and as visions of my gloomy past would conquer my anxious heart, I would ask myself once more,  "What is it that I truly want that I would treasure above all things and would never exchange even to a pot of gold?"  Again and again the same answer will be spoken; the same feeling will be felt; and the same thing will be desired.  Peace and nothing else but only peace that I would ask for and nothing more.  Please God guide me to where You are so I can find Your fountain of peace which my troubled heart is seeking for and that I may live in peace with You.>>

I printed few copies of these and then placed a copy on each table and then I left for home.  The following day, there was silence hovering the air and not one word was spoken about it.  This may appear strange to you but for me it was not because nobody took me seriously at that time due to my image of easy-go-lucky kind of person.  Nonetheless, if ever there was a consolation to what I did, it was that, these seemingly insignificant copies remained under those table glasses for as long as I remember and until the very day I left them all for a new job offered to me. 

Peace man!  A.  Peace be with you!  Peace to all mankind!   Give peace a chance!  Peace Kingdom be with you all!

How Great Thou Art!!!

 Cathy S. Quebral

11/12/2005 10:19 PM