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The Importance Of True Peace

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In a world full of war, injustice, and hate is it possible to achieve peace, or even come close to achieving “real” peace? There is still peace in areas of the world and in society, on a lower level. State militaries, United Nation Peacekeepers, government policy are just a few aspects of an institution to promote peace; military soldiers may fight in wars, but can also be used to act as peacekeepers. Even with institution and law, few on an individual level have attained peace, but on a global level there is a lack of extensive peace. First, peace must be defined to understand what the goal truly is. Merriam-Webster defines peace as a state of tranquility or quiet. Peace is considered to be, by Galtung, as three different goals: stability, lack of “collective violence”, and societal cooperation. As a collective world society, there are different forms of peace that can be achieved, but the idea of “real” peace is an unachievable, fictional goal that allows for humans to strive for a positive result, in hopes of bettering society. Before a global level, peace must be observed on an individual level within a singular person. Before “real” peace can be in question, each individual must be at peace with itself; an individual can be at peace with itself as a mental feeling. The state of feeling this peace depends on the type of individual and other aspects surrounding the individual such as social status, work, family, and health. Not everything has to be perfect for an

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