CosmicWise

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Inner Peace.. World Peace

A young Cherokee boy saw his grandfather seated by himself. He walked up to him and said, "Grandfather, what are you doing?"

The grandfather said "I am thinking about a fierce battle that is taking place within me."

The grandson's eyes opened wide and he said, "Battle?! What is the battle about?"
The grandfather replied "The battle is between two wolves."

"One is filled with anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is filled with love, peace, joy, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee grandfather replies, "The one I feed."

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The type of thinking that leads to wars:

1. It used to be ours, so we have a right to take it back by force.

2. They did it to us.

3. I don't want to be governed by foreigners.

4. Blaming a whole nation for the acts of individuals.

5. The rogues, the homicidal 2%, will be nice to us if we are nice to them.

6. I have a right to do anything that is not prohibited by law, even if it harms others.

7. Extreme nationalism.

8. Degrading the value of human lives of those far away.

9. Callous Concern for Mass Murder.

10. Confrontational diplomacy.

11. In foreign policy, the ends justify the means.

12. Putting faith in arms.

13. The passion for revenge.

14. Going to war or continuing a war for honor, or to avenge an insult.

15. Seeking a balance of power in each region.

16. Unilateral disarmament will prevent wars. ... (The) hope is that rather than having a balance, the democracies of the world can form a coalition that is so strong that it can dominate.

Corrective thinking that prevents wars:

1. Reject "We used to own it" as acceptable reasoning for regaining control by force.

2. Reject "I want my government to be the same ethnicity as I am."

3. The police (or military) of a legitimate (non-repressive) government have the right to use force (threaten violence) to capture accused criminals.

4. The objective of the police or military should be to apprehend the accused individuals with as little violence as possible (through the use non-lethal weapons).

5. When a criminal act occurs, the correct goal is to capture and try in court the individuals who did it, not to seek revenge by killing others of the same race, religion or nationality.

6. Reject revenge and hatred.

7. Give equal value to the lives of everyone in the world.

8. Realize that pacifism at times is equal to apathy ~ we cannot prevent wars when we do nothing.

9. Consider that wars are caused by the 2% who are homicidal and the 8% who encourage them (co-homicidals).

10. Citizens need to be active in some way to prevent wars. In other words.. (see #11)

11. We cannot be silent when massacres occur in other nations.

12. True culture comes not from fine art, music, gowns and palaces. Culture comes from having the right set of moral rules as the foundation of society, adhering to them and promoting them, so that wars can be avoided.

13. Widespread honesty is essential for good government.

14. Morality is the basis of all laws.

15. Think: "I can have an influence on the course of events."