Is world peace possible?

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I've recently read the book PeaceJam: a billion simple acts of peace. It makes excellent points about the roots of much of the suffering in our world. The book is a call to action for young people to take on projects that address these problems. It gives me hope. The issues they address are: Equal access to water and other natural resources; ending racism and hate; halting the spread of global disease; eliminating extreme poverty; social justice and human rights for all; rights for women and children, and their role as leaders; restoring earth's environment; controlling the proliferation of weapons; investing in human security; and breaking the cycle of violence. Each issue is addressed the the ground level rather than by officials and politicians. And the youth projects discussed in the book are pretty impressive. Check out their website and read the book. [www.peacejam.org.] The book inspires me to look at what I can do where I am to ease the suffering in my own area. It is all to easy to believe the problems are too big for me to impact, and then do nothing. But if these youths can make a difference then surely we adults can do as well.