Peace
is many things: the meaning of the word peace changes with
context. Peace may refer specifically to an agreement concluded
to end a war, or to a lack of external warfare, or to a period
when a country's armies are not fighting enemies. It can also
refer more generally to quietude, such as that common at night
or in remote areas, allowing for sleep or meditation. Peace
can be an emotion or internal state. And finally, peace can
be any combination of these definitions.
A person's conception of "peace"
is often the product of culture and upbringing. People of
different cultures sometimes disagree about the meaning
of the word, and so do people within any given culture.
Peace is not a symbol, peace is a mindset.
Some "peace thinkers" choose to abandon
the idea of one definition of peace; rather, they promote
the idea of many peaces. They think that no singular, correct
definition of peace can exist; peace, therefore, should
be seen as a plurality.
Many of these same thinkers also critique the
idea of peace as a hopeful or eventual end. They recognize
that peace does not necessarily have to be something the
humans might achieve "some day." They contend
that peace exists, we can create and expand it in small
ways in our everyday lives, and peace changes constantly.
This view makes peace permeable and imperfect rather than
static and utopian.
Peace and quiet
:-
In some contexts, peace refers more generally to a state
of quiet or tranquility--an absence of disturbance or agitation.
Those who travel to remote, rural areas often
notice the striking difference in the noise level between
the cities and the countryside; hence the term "peace
and quiet". Conflict that occurs in nature, however,
often produces sounds. When animals fight, the surrounding
forest can become even more silent, as the non-engaged animals
warily await the outcome. After a conflict, the normal sounds
and actions of the inhabitants eventually reappear.
Inner peace :-
One meaning of peace refers to inner peace; a state of mind,
body and soul, which is said to take place within ourselves.
People that experience inner peace say that the feeling
is not dependent on time, people or place, asserting that
an individual may experience inner peace even in the midst
of war.
