THE PHILOSOPHY
OF PEACE
HOW TO ACHIEVE LASTING PEACE ON EARTH AND WHY IT IS NECESSARY
BY
GINO ALIJI
Gino Aliji is a young author from Germany who is currently studying to become a teacher.
© 2020 by Gino Aliji
No part of this book may be altered without permission from the author. Reprinting is allowed for non-profit use and for educational purposes.
This book is dedicated to all living beings on this wonderful planet called Earth. May life on it thrive happily and uninhibited for many millennia to come through love, peace and harmony.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL NATURE OF TRUE PEACE
YIN AND YANG – THE LAW OF BALANCE
THE MODERN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION SYSTEM
A WORD ABOUT PESSIMISM AND RESIGNATION
FACTORS PREVENTING OUTER PEACE
FACTORS PREVENTING INNER PEACE
CONSIDERATIONS OF ADVANCED EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
I AM STARTING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR
A BLUE PEARL IN SPACE
A blue pearl in space,
Being a temple of life,
In deep and black space.
Somewhere in this infinitely vast universe there is a galaxy. At first sight, this galaxy seems just like any other of the almost uncountable number of galaxies in this universe. And in a certain way, it is just like any other galaxy.
However, this particular galaxy harbors a special star system near its outer rim, which in turn is home to a little blue-glowing pearl. Upon closer inspection, this blue pearl in the blackness of space turns out to be a planet of medium size which is bearing a vast amount of water on its surface.
Why is this planet so special to the observing eye? This is indeed a valid question. This little blue-glowing planet is so special because it is harboring life and has been home to countless lifeforms for millions of years, if not more.
It is truly incredible. Such a small speck of dust compared to the infinite vastness of universal space, it has been teeming with life in all imaginable as well as unimaginable forms for a long time and will hopefully continue to support life in the future to come.
At first, there were only small, single-celled lifeforms on that planet, but over time the lifeforms became more complex, starting out in the planet’s oceans and then slowly beginning to explore the shores of its continents and even the air.
After a while, or rather in the very recent history of the planet, a new species appeared. Although all the lifeforms on the planet were extremely diverse and a true testament to the creative powers of the universe, this one species was special because it showed signs of high intelligence and self-awareness.
It learned how to make fire, how to domesticate animals and till the land around it to produce sources of food. For a long time, the species was relatively small in numbers and lived mostly in harmony with the planet and its nature. In short, it learned to live in balance with its environment and seemed to genuinely love the ground it was living on. After all, most of its civilizations and cultures decided to call their world Earth in their respective languages. And they decided to call themselves humans or human beings.
Unfortunately, in recent times, the human species seems to have forgotten most its past and have stopped living in harmony and peace with nature and their planet. There are many theories about how this sudden change in attitude came about. Some think it was their discovery of technology through the aid of what they call sciences, others suggest that at some point in time the humans were overcome by the negative attributes of their minds which often manifest as greed, violence and an intense sense of separation between them.
However, what is more important is the fact that their mental attitudes and behaviors have become a danger for the planet and all lifeforms currently existing on it, including themselves. The technological progress of the human species in recent times is certainly proof of the creative powers of their logical minds but in their present state, the human species is using its creative powers for harmful and destructive purposes.
They are at war with nature as well as themselves, and have mostly used their logic and reasoning to create weapons of mass destruction which could easily wipe out all life on the entire planet. And although those weapons are mostly just objects symbolizing power, they have been put to use against other human beings at one point in the past.
Currently, the human species finds itself in a state of deep outer and inner turmoil. There are great challenges they will have to face very soon. Challenges which they have brought upon themselves. Earth is undergoing climatic changes at the moment which will also change the face of the planet. The human population is constantly growing each passing year and most of the planet is still covered
