Why There is No Peace in the World

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People often ask this question as if it were a mystery. The fact is, it's no mystery at all. The reason there is no peace in this world is, many people just plain don't want it. A community is only as peaceful as the least peaceful among them. For example, when I lived in Idaho it was pretty peaceful. Yes, there was crime, but violent crime was pretty much unheard of. Where I live now, it's not quite as peaceful, but close. I can still walk around my neighborhood at all hours of the night without giving it a second thought. When my kids were in high school, we lived 4 miles away. They often chose to walk home, and niether they nor we worried about whether they would make it home safely. On the other hand, I worked in neighborhoods that were far different. Violence was a way of life in those places. To come home late was literally risking life and limb. Families kept the lights off at night, or used "black out lights" as if there was a war on... well, I shouldn't say "as if" because there are wars raging in those neighborhoods. Anytime anyone decides to try to "clean up" these neighborhoods, they meet with nothing but opposition. Not just from the criminal element in the neighborhoods, but from the very city council members who are supposed to be representing those communities at city hall. We talk about peace, but do we look to the peaceful places in our nations and states as role models of peace? No! We make fun of the peaceful and "family friendly" places. While there are places where peace is sacrificed for power and money, most of us are more shallow than that.. we're willing to sacrifice peace for entertainment and excitement.