Peace Builds.A Poem by Carl R NicolasOn this spinning earth, we are standing in a heavy, gray downpour of violence, a violence that does not only scream in the physical blow, but whispers in our words, poisons our attitudes, grows in o
On this spinning earth, we are standing in a heavy, gray downpour of violence, a violence that does not only
scream in the physical blow, but whispers in our words, poisons our attitudes, grows in our silence, and builds walls in our separation... We are living in a world that has learned to answer flame with flame, word with sharper word, silence with deeper distance... Violence is not only in the raised hand. It lives in the hardened tone, the closed door, the refusal to see one another as human... It spreads like fire, feeding on fear, growing on misunderstanding, thriving where we choose to oppose instead of understand... You cannot fight fire with fire forever. If we only add fire, the world will burn. At some point, someone has to bring water... And yet, there is something stronger. Peace... Peace is not the absence of war; it is the presence of something higher, a fierce, active, deliberate force that counters and heals the cycle of hate... A force. A decision. A discipline of the heart... We must pray for peace as an active gesture; it is an act of intention. It is a conscious decision to work toward a state where harm is reduced, and our shared humanity is elevated. Peace must be embodied by society, not just decreed by leaders. It is a daily, active choice to behave with empathy, to choose dialogue over aggression... Peace is the antidote... To pray for peace is not to whisper empty hope into the wind, it is to set an intention, to align the soul with something higher, to choose, again and again, to reduce violence where you stand... So, walk in peace. Live in unity. Let us shatter these lingering clouds of violence and spin them into a tapestry of Diplomacy and mutual respect... Peace asks more of us than anger ever will. It demands courage to listen when it would be easier to shout, to reach when it would be easier to retreat, to understand when it would be easier to condemn... It is time for a transformation. Let us turn the energy of destruction into something constructive: cooperation, conversation, and shared dignity... Let us choose to be peacemakers, not just peacekeepers. Because in a world that reacts with rage, the most radical, human act, the most revolutionary thing you can do, is to choose understanding... You cannot extinguish fire by becoming it. Violence cannot heal violence. It only multiplies the ash... But peace, peace builds...it gathers what was broken and binds it into unity... Walk in peace when tensions rise. Walk in it when words are sharp. Walk in it when the world dares you to become something harder, colder, less human... Choose instead to be a peacemaker, not in title, but in action... Peace is embodied...Not only by leaders in halls of power, but by ordinary people in everyday moments where decisions are made quietly, and consequences echo loudly... PFP: Pray For Peace. Carl Nicolas. © 2026 Carl R Nicolas |
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Added on April 26, 2026 Last Updated on April 26, 2026 AuthorCarl R NicolasMargate, FLAboutI am a seeker of peace, a student of patience, a soul learning how to live humbly in a world that often forgets what grace looks like. My stories are written in quiet moments, in the way I choose k.. more.. |

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