Who are we being that we are on the brink of a war?
I question the sanity of shooting and killing people just because they disagree with us. Dropping bombs on them seems to me even more crazy. However when genuinely being attacked, I consider a powerful defense to be necessary. I would love to see people being powerful enough to defend themselves without having to hide behind powerful military hardware. However I am still supporting war by believing that we have too much military hardware and not enough trust to be without it.
Fear is such a powerful emotion. Yet we create fear by isolating ourselves from each other. Yet we often isolate ourselves in order to feel safe.
Watching or reading the dramas portrayed in a news story can be more fearful than experiencing the event which was reported. I know many people who restrict their own lifestyle because of something they saw on television, yet by my calculation of the probabilities of the risks, the chances per thousand of what was on the news happening to them are less than the average risk of traveling in a motor car.
We can create dramas and catastrophes by being fearful. I do not recommend trying it, as you may damage yourself! I recommend being aware of what is going on around you, as well as being aware of what level of fear you are feeling.
So what can we do to stop wars? I believe that we need to be in communication with ourselves and others. We need to be willing to listen to people whose views differ from our own. And we need to examine our fears.
Take a look at Restorative Justice. Look at the quality of creating peace by resolving differences.
We need to look at the wars inside us. We cannot be powerful creators of peace if we are not at peace within ourselves. There are many personal development courses that can facilitate you achieving that. See Augustine Centre
Are we not resolved with our parents? We will tend to create enemies in our lives if we are not. See the Hoffman process
We need to be able to enquire into who we are being, and to be able to share and communicate effectively with others. See The Landmark Forum
There are many other resources than those I have mentioned. I am always interested in other inspiring people and organizations. Contact me with details of your own experience.