PEACE: Proving you
care more about each other than winning an argument.
Peace is a value not just because it helps us feel better, but
because it helps us function better. And like many other values, peace is
contagious. Help your child understand:
Peace begins with an inner choice.
The first step toward living peaceably is deciding that
other people are worth more to us than our own sometimes selfish desires, and
that there are times when the value of agreement is sometimes greater than the
satisfaction of defeating an opponent.
Peace requires action.
Choosing to pursue peace is of little value without
actions that back up that choice. Such actions include talking, helping,
sharing and working. Each day brings opportunities to show that our desire for
peace is important to us.
Peace sees ahead.
The attitude that leads us to peace is one, which
understands the future benefits of our current efforts. It is a delayed gratification process. An
insight into a future payoff should be one of the forces pressing us on toward
peace.
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