A PEACE OF MY PEACE

By Kelly Stan L. Fausto
Third Year – Ampan Carbonell, Mary Help of Christians School, Mabiga, Mabalacat, Pampanga

How can I make peace in this world happen? That’s a very tough question. Donating a million pesos, traveling around the world to help every citizen, and to build houses for the homeless. That’s a very good idea, but I suppose not everyone could do that, neither could I. Everyone could help and there are many reason to do so. Feeling miserable and facing a lot of conflicts in life is not an option for you to not consider what other people feel. You need to stay put and to make things better in a way that you help not only yourself, but everyone else also.  But peace doesn’t require the hardest things and the agony that you go through. It needs the best that is in you.

You can make peace in your own little way by making friends with everyone. You can help people, more likely your friends or your family, by helping them in what they are doing, or accompanying them to the places where they need to go to. Always be available to everyone especially in times of trouble, or whenever they need a shoulder to cry on. Be nice and humble to everyone. Appreciate everything that people give you because they too, think that you’re special. But, don’t be too greedy and don’t act as a ‘parasite’ who always depends on people for certain needs. Be generous and thoughtful. The amount you give doesn’t really matter; it is your generosity that counts. Always show kindness to everyone. Remember, everyone deserves respect. Be friendly, and always greet everyone even the ones that you don’t know. A smile can brighten up a person’s day and will make the person think that somebody cares.

Treating your enemies as friends may not be an easy thing to do, but it’s the best choice, though.

Avoid being involved in fights and in starting fights. Look at others, smile at them, and say sorry for the horrible things that happened in the past, because past is past, and everyone deserves a second chance. And besides, if everyone has a negative side, everyone should have a positive side.

Nobody’s perfect. You couldn’t just change a person’s attitude unless they realize what they are doing and that because they probably wouldn’t care at the start. Have patience. It’s not very easy for a person to let go of something that they have been with for a very long time.

Sometimes, we think of our enemies as bad and mean people . . . but no, we don’t really know who they are, that is because, we don’t get the chance to talk to them and that we always look at their negative sides which will definitely not work out. It makes thing worse instead. It’s totally the opposite of friendship. You and your friend always stick to each other so you know each other very well, know each other’s talents, and you admire each other for that. Have you ever thought of that happening to you and your enemy? Look at the bright side and, who knows, you and your enemy might turn out to be friends.

Don’t have too much pride and be the first one to get things straight. You know you’re better, right?

The real loser is the one who doesn’t care about the people around, the one who’s selfish, insensitive, careless, and the one who is too proud of himself. Have the courage to get out there and to do well. Do your best at everything and encourage everyone to do the same. People would be happy to see you doing well. You would finally feel that you were a winner after all.

Have faith in yourself, and everything will be possible for as long as you think it would be. I promise, you will not regret anything and you will feel that you are the luckiest person on earth. You are lucky for you are given an opportunity to help people and to make them happy. You will truly attain the genuine happiness that you deserve.