It can't hurt to wish for peace on earth. But the effort required to achieve it seems too great for humankind to succeed in achieving it. Oh, it's achievable. But we're just not willing to set our personal and parochial interests aside long enough to make it happen.
The desire for peace may be universal, but I am afraid it's not.
Regardless of that sad assessment, I do wish peace for all of my friends and my family. If we can't achieve it on a national or global scale, let's just do it locally, from our doorsteps to the end of the street.
Whether my philosophy of life shapes who I am, or the other way around, my perception of the world matters. It matters deeply.
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