BEYOND BRUSHSTROKES
“Each day of human life contains joy and anger, pain and pleasure, darkness and light, growth and decay. Each moment is etched with nature’s grand design — do not try to deny or oppose the cosmic order of things.”
“Life itself is always a trial. In training, you must test and polish yourself in order to face the great challenges of life. Transcend the realm of life and death, and then you will be able to make your way calmly and safely through any crisis that confronts you.”
Passivity is an obstacle. Action is necessary to achieve peace.
“Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.”
The essence of The Art of Peace is to cleanse oneself of malice and hatred. One should be in tune with the environment. The path should be cleared of all obstacles and barriers. Then it is possible to attain peace.
Scott M. Peck, M.D., psychiatrist and contemporary author of bestselling inspirational books, shared his priceless insights on reconciliation and community-building. He emphasized the importance of communication in promoting harmony. Passivity is an obstacle. Action is necessary to achieve peace.
In Meditations from the Road, Dr. Peck wrote: “Today the times demand of us that we take major risks for peace. Of the thousands, maybe even millions of risks we can take in a lifetime, the greatest is the risk of growing up.… When we cling, often forever, to our old patterns of thinking and behaving, we fail to negotiate any crisis, to truly grow up and to experience the joyful sense of rebirth that accompanies the successful transition into greater maturity.”