Present time & Thoughts

Have you divide yourself between thoughts and present time before?

How do you feel?

Its like you live in a two world.

But your world is the present time, or as we know as your real world.

Whereas the thoughts you’ve been thinking is more or less 60.000 thoughts perday is just an illusion, dream, or the things we wanted to manifest.

If you can dissolve it together than your world will be lively.

Dreams start to manifest.

Because we always need dreams.

Dreams are the spices to make your present time more real.

Try to connect yourself more often with your present time.

We often forget that fact, since we are always busy with work and got caught up in our negative thoughts.

Be real.

Be the present time.

And live life.

May peace be with you all…

ACCEPTANCE

If you just can accept everything in your life...

And I do mean everything….

You will break the rocks that has been blocking the river,

You will blow away all the dusts and breath clean and freely

Your body physics will work the way it is, even better!

Your inner aura will shine from the inside and glow your entire body

People will see you as a shining light

Because there is nothing that you reject or resist…

You accept…

Accept the flow of life… Life full of beautiful emotions.

Forgive and give as much as you can..

Then your cycle of life will work effortlessly

P E A C E

What is peace? How does the word peace derived?

After I had a small research about peace; I am truly amazed and have finally came to realised that the definition and the origin of the word peace has various interpretation and sources that can vary within religion, culture or studies. And what I have found out is that ‘peace’ exists in all level of existence in life starting from the intrapersonal (psychological, spiritual, etc.) to the global (political, sociological, environmental). ‘Peace’ is definitely a complex concept since of its different perception of sources. Wherein the modern era, we use the word peace and symbol in just a simple of meaning that we just want and love ‘a no violence or conflict in life; just pure happiness’. Where the truth is people has been studying peace and found out lots of concepts, history and meaning to it. Well, however God bless peace!

Let’s start from the word PEACE.

It was originated from the Latin ‘pax’, meaning “a pact or settlement to deter or end hostilities.” This meaning arises primarily in historical, political, and military contexts, which appear to be closely related. (John Whiteclay Chambers II. "Peace." The Oxford Companion to American Military History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 Apr. 2010.). In which means the definition of peace in this concept means ‘the absences of war or no war’.

And with the equally valid definitions of pax—and with pacific (from the Latin pacifico and pacificus, and the French pacifique)—we see a different face of peace altogether: one involving reaching agreement by negotiation (as opposed to the use of force); mediation; reconciliation; amity; calm; tranquility; or order—even “rejecting force as a means of achieving policy objectives.” (John Whiteclay Chambers II. "Peace." The Oxford Companion to American Military History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 Apr. 2010.)

Therefore; from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace explains, the Anglo-Norman pas , and meaning "freedom from civil disorder", the English word came into use in various personal greetings from c.1300 as a translation of the biblical terms pax (from the Vulgate) and Greek eirene, which in turn were renderings of the Hebrew shalom. Shalom, cognate with the Arabic "salaam", has multiple meanings: safety, welfare, prosperity, security, fortune, friendliness. The personalized meaning is reflected in a nonviolent lifestyle, which also describes a relationship between any people characterized by respect, justice and goodwill. This latter understanding of peace can also pertain to an individual's sense of himself or herself, as to be "at peace" with one's own mind attested in Europe from c.1200. The early English term is also used in the sense of "quiet", reflecting a calm, serene, and meditative approach to the family or group relationships that avoids quarreling and seeks tranquility — an absence of disturbance or agitation. peace can make the world feel like a home and a shamadong lupa which makes the world better.

Here are more resources about the ‘peace’ word origin from ("peace." Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 27 Apr. 2010. .):

1140, "freedom from civil disorder," from Anglo-Norm. pes, from O.Fr. pais (11c., Fr. paix), from L. pacem (nom. pax) "treaty of peace, tranquility, absence of war" (cf. Prov. patz, Sp. paz, It.pace), from PIE *pak- "fasten," related to pacisci "to covenant or agree" (see pact). Replaced O.E. frið, also sibb, which also meant "happiness." Modern spelling is 1500s, reflecting vowel shift. Sense in peace of mind is from c.1200. Used in various greetings from c.1300, from Biblical L. pax, Gk. eirene, which were used by translators to render Heb. shalom, properly "safety, welfare, prosperity." Sense of "quiet" is attested by 1300; meaning "absence or cessation of war or hostility" is attested from c.1300. As a type of hybrid tea rose (developed 1939 in France by Francois Meilland), so called from 1944. Native American peace pipe is first recorded 1760. Peacemaker is from 1436. Phrase peace with honor first recorded 1607 (in "Coriolanus"). The Peace Corps was set up March 1, 1962. Peacenik is from 1965 (for suffix, see beatnik); an earlier equivalent was peacemonger (1808).

How interesting and complex isn’t it?

To make it simpler, let’s see the meaning of peace in this modern era that all people around the world use in general nowadays, which is more into, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace) Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, people's rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension.

Let me conclude that, wherever you are, where you live, or who you are all around the world may peace be with you as that means live your life happy, full of love, no war and we individually are in the state of calm, tranquility, quiet, confident, and prosperity.

In the modern era, people usually communicate peace by using symbols and signs. And the most popular one is the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament symbol and the V hand signal. Don’t you know that Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament symbol is the symbol that we always use in communication?

Yes! This is absolutely the symbol that we always use in our daily life and here goes the history about it:

The anti-nuclear emblem or the peace sign is one of the most widely known symbols in the world. It was invented on the request of lord bertrand russel, head of the british ‘campaign for nuclear disarmament’ or CDN and sponsor of mass marches and sit-downsin london. the graphic symbol was designed bygerald holtom, a member of the CND movement,as the badge of the ’direct action committee against nuclear war’, for the first demonstration against aldermaston (a british research center for the development of nuclear weapons) in 1958. holtom, a professional designer and a graduate of the london royal college of arts, had originally considered using the christian cross symbol within a circle as the motif for the march, but various priests he had approached with the suggestion were not happy at the idea of using the cross on a protest march. (http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/peace.html)

and other source:

The internationally recognized symbol for peace was originally designed for the British nuclear disarmament movement.[1] It was designed and completed on 21 February 1958 by Gerald Holtom, a professional designer and artist in Britain for the 4 April march planned by the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War (DAC) from Trafalgar Square, London to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston in England.[1][2] The symbol was later adopted by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). It was adopted by first the 1960s anti-war movement, then the counterculture, and finally the popular culture of the time.( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbols)

The very popular V hand sign history is also very interesting to know:

THE HAND-GESTURE PEACE SIGN

is thought to have begun in europe during world war II when a V for victory - and not to be confused with the catholic gesture of benediction - was painted on walls as a symbol of freedom from occupying forces. The sign was widely used by peace movements in the 1960s and 1970s as a symbol of victory for peace and truth. (http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/peace.html)

And

The "V-sign", also called the "the square","peace sign", "peace out" and the "victory sign," is a hand gesture with the index and middle fingers open and all others closed. It was used as a sign for victory during the Second World War by Winston Churchill, originally with palm inwards; Churchill switched to palm outwards later in the war, possibly because[citation needed] the insulting meaning of the palm inwards version had been explained to him.

Originally, in WWII, the "V" stood for victory, and thus a return to peace. The letter "V" also represents the number 5 in Roman Numerals. Both V and 5 were used as symbols of hope for British citizens and for partisan freedom fighters. The hope for victory was broadcast, in a sort of open code, on the radio as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, particularly the opening notes, which coincientally reflect the Morse Code for the letter "V".

This developed into a peace sign during protests in the USA against the Vietnam War (and subsequent anti-war protests), and was adopted by the South and North Americans counterculture as a sign of peace. Because the hippies of the day often showed the sign while saying "Peace", it became known as the peace sign, the name still used today. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbols)

Despite the popular peace symbols above, the ancient one are also still being used nowadays especially the dove with the olive branch. Below is the history about it:

In Judaism and Christianity an olive branch is a sign for peace. The Torah (The Old Testament)describes a story in which a dove was released byNoah after the Great Flood in order to find land. The dove came back carrying an olive branch in its beak, proof for Noah that the Great Flood had receded. (Book of Genesis 8:11).

In Greek tradition, olive branches represent peace.[11] The plant was considered sacred to the ancient goddess of wisdom and defensive warfare,Athena.[11]

Defeated Roman armies displayed olive branches as a white flag to indicate surrender.[12][13]

The motif can also represent "hope for peace" and even a peace offering from one man to another, as in the phrase "extend an olive branch".[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbols)

And from other sources from http://www.greatseal.com/peace/dove.html:

The dove and the olive first appeared together in the biblical story of the Noah and the Ark. But how did this symbolize "peace"? If you'd been on that Ark for nearly a year, and then saw the dove return with an olive leaf, would "peace" be the first word that comes to mind?

In this case, "peace" must have a deeper meaning that includes profound emotions such a sight would trigger – forgiveness, gratitude, hope, love – not simply the absence of war (unless you felt at war with God or nature's God).

The actual symbol of peace is the olive leaf, not the dove, which brought the leaf back to Noah. Perhaps this is the origin of offering an olive branch to signify peaceful intentions, like in The Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem about the founding of Rome.

The olive branch is a dynamic symbol of the human desire for peace, as shown in political drawings before the American Revolution.

Here are other symbols and signs of Peace:

this rainbow flag originated in italy and is

emblazoned in bold with the italian word PACE,

meaning ‘peace’.

it became popular with the ‘pace da tutti i balconi’ /

peace from every balcony campaign in 2002,

started as a protest against the impending war in iraq.

‘peace from every balcony’ is an effort to get people

to show their opposition to war in general and

specifically italian partecipation in the US military

campaign against iraq.

(http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/peace.html)

A peace sign in Hebrew, Arabic, and English

"Shalom" in blue"Salaam" in green"Peace" in orange

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbol)

Islamic Characters for Peace, PEACE = SALAAM, Mohammed:"From Koran: Peace be upon him".

Chinese character for peace Japanese Character for peace (http://www.planetpals.com/peacesymbols.html)

Now, here is the various language of Peace:

Language Country Word for peace

		Word for "Peace"
Abkhaz	Caucasus	send it to us!
Avestan	Iran (extinct)	(Aøxsÿti)
Afar	Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti	Salaamata
Abenaki	Native American	Okikiamgenoka or Kamignokawôgan
Afrikaans	South Africa	Vrede
Akan	Ghana	Asomdwoe
Akkadian	Mesopotamia	Salmu
Alabama	Native American	Utimokla
Albanian	Albania	Pake
Algonquin	Native American	Waki Qiwebis
Amharic	Ethiopia	Selam
Arabic	North Africa, Mideast, Central Asia, and liturgical	Salam
Aragonese	Spain	Patz
Aranes	Spain	Patz
Aramaic (Syriac, Assyrian)	Iraq, Iran, Syria, and liturgical	shlamaa
Armenian	Armenia	Khanaghutyun
Assamese	India, Bangladesh, Bhutan	send it to us!
Asturian	Spain	Paz
Azerbaijani (Azeri)	Azerbaijan	Salh
Avar	Caucasus	send it to us!
Aymara	Boliva/Native American	Hacana
Arawak	Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela	send it to us!
Batak	Indonesia	Pardamean
Bangi (Bobangi)	Congo	NyiEe
Bambara	Mali	Here
Bashkir	Volga, Urals, Central Asia	send it to us!
Basaa	Cameroon	SàN
Basque	Spain/France	Baké
Bavarian (Bayrisch)	Bavaria (Germany)	Fridn
Bemba	Zambia	Mutenden
Bihari	India	send it to us!
Bislama	Vanuatu	P’s
Belarusian	Belarus	send it to us!
Bengali	Bangladesh	Shanti
Bislama	Melanasia (Vanuatu)	Pís
Blackfoot	Native American	Innaaissttiiya
Bosnian	Bosnia	Spokoj
Bulgarian	Bulgraia	Mir
Buli	Ghana	Goom-jigi
Burmese	Burma (Myanmar)	Nyeinjanyei
Carolinian	Micronesia	Gunnammwey
Catalan	Spain	Pau
Chamorro	Guam	Minaggen
Cebuano	Philippines	Kalinaw, Kahusayan
Chechen	Chechnya (Caucasus)	send it to us!
Cherokee (Tsalagi)	Native American	Dohiyi
Cheyenne	North America	Nanomonset™tse
Chewa	Malawi	M’tendere
Chicksaw	Native American	Nanna Ayya
Chinese (Manadarin)	China	He Ping
Choctaw	Native American	Achukma
Ch'ol (Tumbalá)	Chiapas (Mexico)	ch'chocoya
Chontal	Mexico/Native American	Aylobaha Gafuleya
Chuvash	Russia	send it to us!
Chuuk	Truk	Kunammwey
Corsican	Corsica (France)	Pace
Comanche	Native American	Tsumukikiatu
Cree	Native American	Wetaskiwin
Creole	Haiti	Lapé
Czech	Czech Republic	Mir
Danish	Denmark	Fred
Dari	Persian	Sulh
Darja	Algeria	esslama
Divehi (Maldivian)	Maldives	sulha
Duala	Australia	Musango
Dutch	Netherlands	Vrede
Dzongkha	Bhutan	gzhi-bde
Efik	Nigeria	Emem
Egyptian	Egypt	Hetep
Ekari	Indonesia	Muka-muka
English	Worldwide, USA,UK,Australia	Peace
Eskimo	Native American (Greenland)	Erkigsnek
Esperanto		Paco
Estonian	Estonia	Rahu
Ewe	West Africa	utifafa
Fanagolo	South Africa	Kutula
Farsi	Iran	Ashtee
Faroese	Faroe Islands	Friur
Fijian	Fiji	Vakaçegu
Finnish	Finland, Sweden, Russia	Rauha
Fon	West Africa (Benin)	Fifa
French	France	Paix
Fula	Nigeria, Guinea, Mali	Jam
IRISH	Ireland	Sith
Garifuna	Honduras, Belize	Darangila
German	Germany	Friede
Ge'ez	Ethiopia, Eritrea (liturgical)	salaøm
Gikuyu	Kenya	Thayu
Greek	Greece	Irini
Guarani	Paraguay	Nerane’i
Gujarati	Indiq	Shanti
Halaka		Pegdub
Hausa	Nigeria	Lumana
Hawaiian	Native American	Sipala
Hebrew	Israel	Shalom
Hindi	India	Shanti
Hiligaynon (Ilongo)	Philippines	Paghidait
Hiri Motu	Papua New Guinea	Taim billong, sikan
Hmong	China, Viet Nam, Laos, Thailand	Kev tiaj tus
Hopi	Native American	Sipala
Hungarian	Hungary	Béke
I–upiaq	Alaska	Ki–ui–ak, Tutqiun
Icelandic	Iceland	Friður ekki Frisur
Igbo	Nigeria	Udo
Ilocano	Philippines	Kappia
Ila	Zambia	Chibanda
Indonesian	Indonesia	Damai
Inuit	Native American	Tutkium
Irish	Ireland	Sióchain
Italian	Italy,Switzerland	Pace
Japanese	Japan	Heiwa
Javanese	Java	Rukun
Kannada	India	Shanti
Kekchi	Guatemala (Native American)	Tuktuquil usilal
Khmer	Cambodia, Thailand	Soksang
Kinyarwandu	Rwanda	Amahoro
Klingon	Space, the final frontier	Rój
Korean	Korea	Phyongh’wa
Kosati	Native American	Ilifayka
Kurdish	Iraq, Turkey	Hasiti
Kusaiean	Micronesia	Mihs
Lakota	Native American	Wolakota
Lao	Laos	Santiphap
Latin	Vatican	Pax
Latvian	Latvia	Miers
Lithuanian	Lithuania	Taika
Luganda	Uganda	Emirembe
Lojban		panpi
Magindanain	Philippenes	Kali lintad
Mahican	Native American	Anachemowegan
Malagasy	Madagascar	Fandriampahalamana
Malay	Thailand	Keamana, aman " or "damai "
Maltese	Malta	Paci
Manobo	Philippenes	Linew
Maori	New Zealand	Rangima’aire
Mapundungun	Chile (Native American)	Uvchin
Maranao	Philippenes	Diakatra
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	Aenomman
Mayan	Native American	Ets’a’an Olal
Mentaiwan	Sumatra	Perdamiam
Micmac	Native American	Wôntônkóde
Miskito	Mexico (Native American)	Kupia Kumi Laka
Mokilese	Micronesia	Onpek
Mongolian	Mongolia	Enh Taiwain
Mongo-Nkundu	Zaire	Bóoto
Language	Country	Word for Peace
Mossi	Ghana, Burkina Faso	Lâfí
Munsterian	Ireland/Gaelic dialect	Echnahcaton
Navajo	Natie American	K’é
Nepali	Nepal	Shanti
Nez Perce	Native American	‘Eyewi
Nhengatu	Brazil/Native American	Tecócatú
Norwegian	Norway	Fred
Ntomba	Zaire	Nye
Nyanja	Malawi	Mtendere
Otchipwe	Native American	Bisaniwewin
Otomi	Mexico/Native American	Hmetho
Pali	India	Nirudho
Papago/Pima Papiamentu	Native American Netherlands Antilles	Dodolimdag Pas
Pashto	Afghanistan, Pakistan	Amniat
Persian	Iran	Sula
Pilipino	Philippenes	Katahimikan
Pintupi	Autralia	Yatanpa
Polish	Poland	Pokoj
Ponapean	Micronesia	Melelilei
Portugese	Portugal, Brazil	Paz
Pustu	Afghanistan	Sula
Quechua	South American Andes	Qasikay
Rapanui	Easter Island	Kiba-kiba
Romanian	Romania	Pace
Romansch	Switzerland	Pasch
Ruanda	Rwanda	Nimuhore
Rundi	Burundi	Amahoro
Russian	Russia	Mire
Samoan	Samoa	Filemu
Serbian		Mir
Scottish	Scotland	Fois
Sesotho	Lesotho	Khotso
Shona	Zimbabwe	Runyaro
Sinhala	Sri Lanka	Samaya
Sioux	Native American	Wo’okeyeh
Siswati	South Africa (Swaziland)	Kuthula
Slovak	Slovak Republic	Mier
Somali	Somalia	Nabad-da
Spanish	Spain	Paz
Swahili	Zaire, Kenya	Amani
Swedish	Sweden	Fred
Tagalog	Philippenes	Mabuhay , Kapayapaan
Tahitian	Tahiti	Hau
Tamil	India	Amaithi
Tangut Telegu	China	Nei Shanti.
Thai	Thailand	Santiphap
Thiraro		M’bukushi
Tibetan Tiv	Tibet Nigeria	Sidi Tiv is Msughshima
Tlingit	Native American	Li-k’ei
Tongan	Tonga	Melino
Truk	Micronesia	Kunammwey
Tswana	Botswana	Khotso
Turkish	Turkey	Bar?? (Old Ottoman Turkish=Sulh )
Uighur	China	Saq
Urdu	Pakistan	Aman
Vietnamese	Vietnam	Su Thai Binh
Welsh	Wales	Heddwich
Wintu	Native American	Mina
Woleaian	Micronesia	Gumund
Yiddish	Israel	Sholem
Yoruba	Nigeria	Alaafia
Yue	China	Sai Gaai Oh Ping
Zapotec	Mexico (Native America)	Layeni
Zulu	South Africa	Ukuthula

(http://www.planetpals.com/IKC/peacedictionary.html)

After knowing all histories about peace, then it is important to know that there is actually an International Peace Day every year at Sept 21st.

The International Day of Peace was first established in 1981 by a resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session every September.

In 2001 the resolution 55/282 was strengthened to make date September 21 the official date annually. It was voted unanimoiusly. International peace Day is meant to be a day of nonviolence and cease-fire.

Today, on International Peace Day there are many celebrations and peace marches to homor world peace in cities and countries worldwide.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked all United Nations departments and agencies to expand their observance, extending a special invitation to civil society and highlighting the Minute of Silence at 12 noon. (http://www.planetpals.com/IKC/peaceday.html)

I am very happy that I have done my small yet very knowledgable research about PEACE. I hope by together we can help to make the world peace in showing that we truly and sincerely care about it. We can help making peace by just doing small things to remind our closest friend to always keep the peace, stay positive in mind, and just put out the best effort we could to create peace. It doesn't have to be by being involved in a campaign. But by making oneself peace first.