It works outside the box of our stereotypes, meaning, we work for peace by discipline of the self to keep the peace within and share it to others for nation building. :-) How? we keep our work values, we follow the rules, we respect people in authority, we keep our personal virtues at home, schools, workplaces & communities to protect our peace within :-) Now it is hard to keep the peace within when we see the injustices going on outside of our self, that is where we apply the "Discipline of Wellness" where we "nourish and detox" our mind, body and spirit :-) But we cannot be well, not until we are have Awareness (Awake) and after being awake that is the time that we can be Mindful of the things that is going on :-) To be aware is to see the current situation in the bigger picture, not only in the Philippines but elsewhere all over the world. To my analysis, I see that everything is "going back to the basics". Our country and the world, the society in general goes back to the time of survival of the fittest in order to cope up with the effects of climate change, as we see the propagation of terrorism, the disrespect for human rights, the massive migration, the sporadic war on culture & faith, the extent of food insecurity, the arrival of new viruses that are difficult to treat by antibiotics, etc, etc. We are repeating history in a different form but in exact format, people fight one another due to some kind of heroism or ideals of how human should be treated. Okay, this is so long, sorry for making you read :-) Anyway. so what do we do, in summary, "Give to Ceasar what is due to Ceasar; and give to God what is due to God. That is to my analysis, be obedient to the ruler, but do not forget God, pray diligently always so that God will give justice to the ruler. If the leader is just and fair, God will reward him; but if he is abusive, God will remove him from the post to protect the people :-) And, as Peace Leaders, where the model is Christ as the Prince of Peace (but not necessarily making Christ as God to respect other religions especially Islam, but of course for Christians, Jesus is Lord, that is already given)..... we continuously propagate the virtues of faith, hope and love wherever we are at home, schools, workplaces and communities. We do not oppose but we recommend solutions to the problems and we never stop teaching values while we do the recommendations peacefully and we never stop making the follow ups not in rallies but in personal peaceful meetings and constant peaceful prayer gatherings through Interfaith, Intercultural, Interracial Prayers for Peace
written by Amb Zara Jane Juan
AmbassadorZara Jane Bayla Juan: "
