War

1. War:
1. Definition:
1. 1828: Hostility; state of opposition or contest; act of opposition.
1. Hostility (Enmity)
2. Opposition (Resistance)
3. Contest (Challenge)
2. Heart at War
1. Definition:
1. Anatomy of Peace: “Where we see others as objects...to be conquered, and to justify ourselves in our own actions”
1. Objects (item)
2. Conquer (defeat)
3. Justify (defend)
3. Quotes:
1. “There was never a good war, or a bad peace” (Ben Franklin)
1. War is always bad, peace is always good.
2. “If we are going to find lasting solutions to difficult conflicts or external wars we find ourselves in, we first need to find our way out of the internal wars that are poisoning our thoughts, feelings, and attitudes toward others. If we can’t put an end to the violence within us, there is no hope for putting an end to the violence without.” (Yusuf al-Falah, Anatomy of Peace, Pg 64)
1. The only real solution to any war, is this, you must find peace in yourself, before you can create it.
4. Personal Definition:

A Heart at War is a heart that causes problems. When we are at war inside, we cannot do anything to do good. Once we achieve inner peace, however, we can start to make real lasting changes to the world around us, as well as the world inside.