Sunday, February 3, 2008
Meaning of Peace
After reading the selection "Women and Peace: The Meaning of Peace for Women" by Brigit Brock, I was left kind of confused with all the definitions and categories for classification of peace definitions. It was almost like reading a Math book on matrix. The reading was hard because it was a lot of information in just a few pages. I had to read it three times but by the last reading I realized that the real meaning of peace is at the individual level. The author divides the peace definitions into macro level- society or groups, and micro level- at the personal individual level. I believe that to achieve peace you have to make peace at at the personal level. Individuals are the basic elements of society. The societal structures, the "organized" actions or reactions are decided and executed by individuals, acting alone or collectively, but it is at the individual level- the basic unit of the macro, where the changes in beliefs and behavior have to occur.
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