When we talk about peace, it can not only mean the absence of war, but rather it means achieving an environment that eliminates any form of violence between people. Therefore, talking about peace is talking about harmony of differences and being able to be as tolerant as possible with others, something that leads us to better coexistence relationships and, why not, quality of life: the most important elements of a state of welfare<\/strong> in people and society.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many authors and thinkers who have reflected peace to us in their most famous phrases. As an example we can cite the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kant<\/a> \u2013 German philosopher, said: \u201cPeace is not a natural state in which men live together. The natural state is rather that of war, one in which, although hostilities have not been declared, there is a constant risk that they will break out. Preventing the start of hostilities is not enough to ensure peace. For this reason, peace is something that must be implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Buddha, the wise man on whose teachings Buddhism was founded, said \u201cMore than a thousand useless words, just one that grants peace is worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, the Norwegian sociologist that many mediators have learned from, Johan Galtung, believed in what he called \u201c'Positive peace', which involved the generation of a harmonious relationship and focused on the fact that it is achieved when two or more Entities in conflict undertake projects together and the benefits generated by that project are shared equitably. Not mathematically equal, but it is important that there is no blatant inequalities between the parties<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n A reference for peace, the Indian lawyer and politician Gandhi left us phrases like this: \u201cThere is no path to peace, peace is the path.\u201d What a great truth when mediators, when we try to create peace in the face of a conflict, the only thing we can guarantee is walking the path of the process, but not the result we reach because this only depends on the true attitude of the mediators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The black American activist Martin Luther King<\/a>, also referred to peace when he mentioned it, saying: \u201cPeace is not just a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we reach that goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nelson Mandela<\/a>, who was a lawyer and imprisoned president of South Africa for many years, was referring to peace when he said that \u201cPeace is not simply the absence of conflict; Peace is creating an environment in which we can all thrive.\u201d Again he referred, like so many others, to the tolerance<\/strong>, so necessary in our days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, in these lapidary quotes, from which we learn so much, I will refer to Mother Teresa of Calcutta, an Indian nun who worked for peace, especially for those most in need and who said, \u201cPeace and War begins at home. If we really want there to be peace in the world, let's start by loving each other within our own families."<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, with these and many other important references, for many years the day of peace has been celebrated in the world according to certain circumstances that make visible the importance of maintaining and exercising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two key dates: January 30 and September 21, to which I would add January 21.<\/p>\n\n\n On January 30, the School Day of Non-violence and Peace has been celebrated since 1964 (DENYP<\/a>). The date is a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, a pacifist leader who defended and promoted non-violence and peaceful resistance, who was assassinated on January 30, 1948 and as a consequence, our schools and institutes are filled with references and activities to promote peace. in the classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, on September 21 we celebrate the International Day of Peace<\/strong> to strengthen the ideals of peace through the observation of 24 hours of non-violence and ceasefire. The United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of Peace in 1981, to ensure that all countries were aware that this defense of world peace is what unites us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And finally, I suggested that we also keep January 21 in mind, but why? Well, because this is International Mediation Day, in celebration of the date on which the European Recommendation on Family Mediation was approved, on January 21, 1998. Since then, Spanish and European mediators have celebrated that day to give visibility to this complementary method, which is committed to peace and harmony of differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would also like to take advantage of this post to complete the information for the reader and have all the useful references about the day of peace in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If we look for who was the creator of the peace symbol, the one that looks like an inverted Greek \u201cY\u201d surrounded by a circle, which is known as the peace symbol, was designed in 1958 by the British artist Gerald Holtom<\/a>. And the same can be said of \u201ccolor of peace<\/strong>\u201d. We all know what it is: white. And why? Perhaps because it represents the absence of color, which colors any activity and shows the irascibility of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And it goes without saying about the animal that represents peace: the dove. The dove of peace is a very ancient symbol. It appears in the book of Genesis and represents peace and reconciliation after the universal flood. Thanks to this, it was accepted as the representative of the end of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But peace, dear friends, is IMPERFECT<\/strong>, since there is no certain peace without the harmony of differences; There is no elimination but rather coexistence after the conflict, that is my experience from the mediation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Woman](\"https:\/\/eimediacion.edu.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/woman-praying-and-free-bird-enjoying-nature-on-sunset-background-hope-concept-1-1024x683.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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