Peace begins within oneself / La paz comienza en uno mismo - LOH contest week #278 (eng-esp)

Hi, girls!

Something the world desperately needs, dear @priyanarc, is peace.

I've traveled to countries at war. I've been to refugee camps, bombed cities, and borders where people risk their lives to cross to the other side. Of course, I've seen all of this through the news on TV every day.

And yet, it still hurts me deeply. I can't imagine what it would be like if I were actually there, amidst so much destruction and death.

But I've also seen things here, in my own city, in my own country. People who hate each other without even knowing each other. Families who don't speak to each other over an inheritance—and sometimes, over less! Neighbors reporting each other for anything. Coworkers making each other's lives miserable over a promotion.

The war isn't just in the headlines. The war is in offices, in apartment buildings, at Christmas dinners.
The war is everywhere, but not the peace.

And I've come to a conclusion that sounds like a cliché because of how often it's misused when it's said superficially, but not from the heart. However, it's absolutely true: we need peace for the world.

But world peace won't exist without inner peace. It's not a pretty message to put on a mug; it's a practical fact. Because peace isn't the absence of conflict; conflicts will always exist. Peace is the ability to manage them without destroying the other person.

If I go through life with my own unresolved demons, with my pent-up anger, with my need to always be right, I'm going to infect everything I touch. I'm going to respond violently to the first setback. I'm going to interpret every gesture as a threat. I'm going to divide the world between those who are with me and those who are against me.

And that, multiplied millions of times over, is what we have now.

Inner peace isn't a mystical matter. It's work. It's knowing yourself, knowing what hurts you, knowing what makes you explode. It's learning to stop before you speak. It's accepting that you're not always right, that others don't always owe you something, that they also have their own battles. Above all, it's about not projecting your discomfort onto someone who is innocent.

When you're at peace with yourself, you don't need to impose anything on anyone. You don't need to win every argument. You don't need to prove anything. And that, in human relationships, changes everything. Because people who are at peace don't attack. And if you don't attack, you don't provoke a defense. And if you don't provoke a defense, the other person doesn't need to attack either.

The world doesn't need a savior: not a person, not a country. That idea that someone is going to come and fix everything is a trap. Saviors always demand something in return; they always end up dictating how you should live.

What the world needs is for everyone to take responsibility for their own peace. For everyone to clean their own house before trying to clean their neighbor's.

I can't stop a war. I can't convince the leaders of any country. But I can, every day, choose not to fuel my own violence. I can choose to listen before I respond. I can choose not to participate in the chain of hate that circulates on social media and in conversations. It's not much, I know. But if millions did that little bit, the world would be different.

Peace isn't a treaty that is signed. It's a decision that is made every morning when we wake up.


Versión en español


Hola, chicas!

Algo que el mundo necesita con urgencia, querida @priyanarc, es paz.
He viajado a países en guerra. He estado en campos de refugiados, en ciudades bombardeadas, en fronteras donde la gente se juega la vida por pasar al otro lado. Por supuesto, todo esto lo he hecho a través de las noticias que cada día dan en la televisión.
Y, aún así, me duele muchísimo. No me imagino cómo sería si en realidad estuviera allá, en medio de tanta destrucción y muerte.

Pero también he visto cosas aquí, en mi propia ciudad, en mi propio país. Gente que se odia sin conocerse. Familias que no se hablan por una herencia ¡y a veces , por menos! Vecinos que se denuncian por cualquier cosa. Compañeros de trabajo que se hacen la vida imposible por un ascenso.
La guerra no está solo en los titulares. La guerra está en las oficinas, en las comunidades de vecinos, en las cenas de Navidad.
La guerra está en todos lados, pero no la paz.

Y he llegado a una conclusión que parece una frase hecha por el mal uso que se le da cuando se menciona de boca para afuera, pero no desde el corazón, sin embargo, es absolutamente cierta: necesitamos paz para el mundo.
Pero, la paz mundial no existirá mientras no haya paz interior. No es un mensaje bonito para poner en una taza, es un hecho práctico. Porque la paz no es la ausencia de conflictos, los conflictos siempre van a existir. La paz es la capacidad de gestionarlos sin destruir al otro.

Si yo voy por la vida con mis propios demonios sin resolver, con mi rabia acumulada, con mi necesidad de tener razón siempre, voy a contagiar eso a todo lo que toque. Voy a responder con violencia a la primera contrariedad. Voy a interpretar cualquier gesto como una amenaza. Voy a dividir el mundo entre los que están conmigo y los que están contra mí.

Y eso, multiplicado por millones, es lo que tenemos ahora.

La paz interior no es una cuestión mística. Es trabajo. Es conocerte, saber qué te duele, saber qué te hace explotar. Es aprender a parar antes de hablar. Es aceptar que no siempre tienes razón, que no siempre te deben algo, que los demás también tienen sus propias batallas. Es, sobre todo, no trasladar tu malestar a quien no tiene culpa.

Cuando uno está en paz consigo mismo, no necesita imponer nada a nadie. No necesita ganar todas las discusiones. No necesita demostrar nada. Y eso, en las relaciones humanas, lo cambia todo. Porque la gente que está en paz no agrede. Y si no agredes, no generas defensa. Y si no generas defensa, el otro tampoco necesita atacar.

El mundo no necesita un salvador: ni una persona , ni un país. Esa idea de que alguien va a venir a arreglarlo todo es una trampa. Los salvadores siempre piden algo a cambio, siempre acaban dictando cómo tienes que vivir.
Lo que el mundo necesita es que cada uno se haga responsable de su propia paz. Que cada uno limpie su casa antes de querer limpiar la del vecino.

Yo no puedo parar una guerra. No puedo convencer a los dirigentes de ningún país. Pero puedo, cada día, elegir no alimentar mi propia violencia. Puedo elegir escuchar antes de contestar. Puedo elegir no participar en la cadena de odio que circula por las redes y por las conversaciones. Es poco, lo sé. Pero si millones hicieran ese poco, el mundo sería otro.

La paz no es un tratado que se firma. Es una decisión que se toma cada mañana al despertarnos.



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It can't be overemphasised, we desperately need peace in every corner of our lives. Peace is safety, peace is love, peace is unity in diversity. With peace, we can live together without chaos. We need peace, not the kind of peace that stays on the lips. No, not lip service peace. Inner peace, because we can't give what we do not have. Peace is what we need right now, all over the world, starting from us as individuals. We can make this world a better place if we give peace a chance. Thank you for sharing !HBIT

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