Approaching sixty; is there still a chance peace will come in my life?

@rojo I think this is as good as it gets… but you might live long enough to witness the singularity

Always. Can’t stop living or hoping as long as breathe continues.

Melanie is so awesome. I haven’t listened to her in years. Of course my all time fave of Melanie is Lay Down – Candles in the Rain.

Oh sorry, as for your question. I just turned 59. We were fighting Korea in the 50s. Vietnam in the 60s. A taste of peac in the 70s with little skirmishes here and there. Afghanistan in the 80s. Lebanese Civil war, Grenada, Iraq, Iran, Panama, So darn many. Look Here for a list that shows the US has been fighting in wars since 1776.
I fear we will never see peace because the money elite and war profiteers won’t let us.

As long as any humans draw breath, there can be no peace.

I just turned 58, and recently retired. I am trying to adjust to peace. It isn’t as easy as you think.
Sometimes conflict reminds you that you are alive.

My clock is rolling over to 59 later this month. Absolute peace is a goal, although not likely. Yet I take comfort that there is much less war these days than at any time in the past.

Peace is easy. All that is required is for good people to do nothing. How much are you willing to give up to achieve your goal, your life, liberty, someone else’s life or liberty? It may be easy to debate where the line is but it is harder to claim there is no line.

@Jaxk Do you really still believe that tripe that we are fighting (where are we now? Afhghanistan still, or are we in Pakistan killing muslims) to preserve our freedom and the American Way of Life?

Do you think we were in Vietnam for over ten years defending the US from an invasion of Gooks?That is a total crock of manure.

Just like Godwin’s Law all discussions of armed conflict will gravitate to Viet Nam. Of course the other side of that argument is WWII and the inevitable Nazi Germany. There are no good wars but not all are unnecessary either. Where the lines are drawn is fairly subjective.

@Unbroken I agree. I like to say that every breath is a new beginning, its a new chance to achieve what you didn’t before.

As long as we have leaders that can delude themselves into believing we can have war where there will be no casualties, there will be no peace for the United States. I personally believe a similar mindset led the US into Vietnam.

Our goals generally seem to be good, but there’s a disconnect when it comes to seeming realistic consequence.

@rojo as one who is extremely interested in peace, the true peace is that which is found within. Sadly, the lack of peace without seems to be a function of the human condition—fight or flight on a nationalistic level.

If peace is what you seek, it will come.