I dreamt of her agn.

This time she had curls and blue eyes.

The set was in the 60s.

We were European missionary students

studying hard and taking baby steps to our goal.

Then it was time.

I had to leave her.

I was going to China with this person who needed my help.

He was an artist.

He painted a portrait of me,

then of both of us.

The forecast of the sky was Sunset

Her curls were outlined and shimmered in the fallen light.

I had to leave her.

I had to leave here.

Everyone wants world peace, but how will everyone come to a compromise to fulfill this dream?

Contrast: One who seeks peace by staying away from all sorts of conflict, occasionally tackles the conflict by attempting treaties. and Another, the warrior of peace, fighting and sacrificing the harmony of the present to fabricate an ideal destiny..

I find both ways absurdly foolish. The former is no different from an ostrich burying it's head in the sand. The theory of light that states that 'if I can't see you, neither can you see me', somehow does not apply given that the entire being isn't merely made of just the eyes.

and the latter is nothing but an oxymoron..

Whether the peace that is being sought is world peace, or simply personal peace of mind, what makes people incapable of understanding that fighting for anything merely escalates the conditions for war and dissention?

Many still are under the false belief that they must *fight* to attain the things they want in life. For them, "fighting for peace" is not at all figurative, but quite literal. And unfortunately for all of us, this kind of thinking is what keeps this planet in a perpetual state of aggression, struggle and conflict. Yet, man is not born this way; fearfulness is *learned* and the response of one who fears is often that everything "out there" is a threat to be overcome through some kind of force and coercion. I'm here to point out that love, kindness, and respect work a whole lot better.

SO then why is it difficult to grasp this reasoning? Has the community and culture lost it's virtues and morals?

I suppose the core of the issue centres around what is meant by "peace". If peace is simply the absence of overt conflict, then fighting to destroy the enemy is probably logically consistent with that concept. It is unpalatable, cruel and hateful, but that may explain at least some of the rationale behind the mindless violence out there.

However, if by "peace", you mean a mutually supportive coexistence where differences are meaningless and social cohesion is the goal, then fighting is senseless.