Will Peace Education In Pakistan Reduce Conflict? (ESSAY)

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Will Peace Education In Pakistan Reduce Conflict? OR
Conflict Is Not Destructive; It’s How We Deal With It.


Humans are social animals. They tend to live in communities and set each other's
company. Families live together even if they do not require any material benefit from
it. Many conflicts occur between them which cause destruction amongst families.
This is because of diversity. For example we can identify different colors like red,
blue and yellow, similarly God made human minds, different structures and their
different opinions but some people don’t understand it. They want to do things like
passing wrong rulings on others. Margaret Mead said:
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the
world .... Indeed it is the only thing that ever has".
It is necessary to provide young children with an environment where they get peace
education. Basically peace education demands that children know how to resolve
conflicts and to compromise. If this goal is achieved, ethnic and sectarian violence
will be removed from amongst us and we will be able to get rid of the stigma of being
a violent nation.
Upcoming youth need to know the importance of peace education by learning to
recognize personal approaches to conflict management, for example; avoidance,
assertion and aggression. Being aware of theories of conflict and practicing tools of
conflict transformation: one look around us, one glance at the news report, one
glimpse of the political instability are all enough to show us what ignorance and lack
of education has created for us. Until now this ignorance was affecting our lives but if
we do not seriously and sincerely work on it "now", it will take our lives.
"Peace comes from not only being able to contribute the best that we have and all
that we are towards creating a world that supports everyone but also from securing
space for others who contributed all that they had and all that they were" (Hafset
Abiola)
 
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