We often think of peace as an event to happen to us, instead of a process to cultivate and grow. Signing peace treaties are futile if the people involved are angry and have hidden fears. A peace treaty is a time bomb when signed by angry people soaked in fear.

The culture of peace requires the following:

• Nurturing peace from within us to the outside world.
• Focusing on the individual as an agency for peace.
• Nursing peace from the cradle.
• Birthing peace into the world as opposed to expecting peace to come from outside us and shifting from the use of force and persuasive methods to the conscious cultivation of peace.