The Voice in Your Head Isn’t Alone

When interpretation and human understanding take precedence over peace, we begin to tighten what was meant to remain relaxed, calm, and assured. We take something fleeting and make it permanent, turning it into something to fight for in order to prove ourselves right. This mindset leads to breakdowns in relationships, communication, nations, and families. It is the root of all evil: to claim something as permanent, to say, “This is mine,” and in doing so, we create disruption. Chaos, intolerance, hatred, and disharmony follow.

The body alone isn’t meant to handle this kind of internal disruption. It begins to seek out other resources to survive, feeding on itself and on others. We feed on the media, which fuels further disruption, infatuation, and division. The body feels unsafe, so it craves more of the same, hoping to turn off this sense of disease and lack of security. But it doesn’t work. We cannot find a solution within the disease itself. The solution lies in the calm.

True peace comes when the body is disciplined, when we understand that peace isn’t something external to us. All things reflect, build, and immortalize one another. Peace reigns when we take accountability and choose to start over. It’s that simple, but it’s also that hard—for a nation that won’t let go, and a people who refuse to rest.