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To me, peace is the glue that holds everyone together. It is what helps people from hating each other because of their different ideas. But with peace there also has to be compromise. Peace is a two-way street to me. Which means that everyone has to do his or her own part in order to continue living peacefully?
•Anyone can get upset; unfortunately, only some have the courage to patch. the crack by talking out a solution. Quite possibly, pride, greed and ego are the things that prevent people from talking about their problems. These conditions of peace therefore go hand in hand: we must address the root cause of the absence of peace by being content with ourselves, and then learning to be content with others. (Hetali Lodaya, 15, Northville, MI)
• The word peace in the society of humans has many positive connotations. I can almost guarantee that if you ask a group of people what peace is and what it means to them, you will get multiple answers that vary from each other. To me, peace is the glue that holds everyone together. It is what helps people from hating each other because of their different ideas. But with peace there also has to be compromise. Peace is a two-way street to me. Which means that everyone has to do his or her own part in order to continue living peacefully? Peace to me means many things. I know that if I don't act in a peaceful manner, than people will not think much of me. Peace is like the golden rule; do things to others what you would want to have done to you. With peace, you can live safely and happily in your community. This example shows what peace means to me. You can agree with me or not, because everyone can have their own ideas and thoughts on what peace actually means. (Ankur Shah, 16, Troy, MI)
What do you say when someone asks you 'What is Jainism?'
Jain religion is living a peaceful and non violent life. (Sahil Sancheti, 10, Sunnyvale, CA)
• When someone asks me, I tell them that it is a religion in which you try not to harm anything and attain liberation. Also there are five great vows. I also tell them that I can't eat meat. This is what I tell people when they ask me what Jainism is. (Rujuta Patil, 11, Westland, MI)
• The Jain religion is very complicated to understand but you follow 5 simple principles; non-violence, celibacy, non-stealing, truth, and non-possession. We also follow the rule of overcoming AGED: Anger, greed, ego and deceit. If we do have this in our lives we are on the way to moksha. (Ashiv Malde, 13, London)
• When people ask me what Jainism is, I normally say "My religion." If they ask me to elaborate, I would say: The religion I follow, which is completely based on nonviolence. If they ask me to elaborate on that: Not harming any creature in any way, shape, or form. If they asked me to explain that: If you think about a violent act, it's the same as doing it. If they asked me to elaborate: Google it. (Kinari Shah, 13, Plymouth, MI)
• When someone asks me what Jainism is, I tell them that Jainism is vegetarianism first, then I tell them that we believe in non-violence and the
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