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How To "Do" Peace

Imagine that you are watching a beauty pageant.   After the beauty portion, the swimsuit and evening gown modeling competition, and talent competitions, five finalists are selected.   And then probably the most nervewracking part of the evening:   The Interview Question. “If you are crowned Miss Beautiful of the Universe, what would you like to work toward during your reign?” A common answer you may hear would be “World Peace.” Peace.   In over 3,500 years of recorded history of the world there have been only about 300 years where there has not been a military conflict somewhere on this planet.   Peace is gained when one side, or both sides, surrender something and an agreement or treaty is drawn up.   But even with peace treaties we still don’t get it right – over the course of history more than 8,000 treaties of peace, meant to last forever, have been broken.   The average time they remained in force?   Two years. Peace is not simp...