Peace

[|​http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/peace] Knowing the meaning of peace is very important. Peace is a "state of mutual harmony between people or groups", peace is also a state of tranquility and serenity. This word is the most important word in this poem, because this poem is about finding peace.

[] The peace sign is a symbol for peace. It has not always been around, in fact it was designed not too long ago in 1958, in London by a man named Gerald Holtom. Gerald Holtom was a professional designer and artist. He first showed his design to a small group of people in the peace news office in North London, and to the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War. Over the 1958 Easter weekend when the first major anti-nuclear march took place, the symbol first appeared in public. Gerald Holtom during the second World War explained that the symbol stood for the semaphore letters N(uclear) and D(isarmament). He later formalized the drawing and included a circle around it. A close associate of Martin Luther King had come over from the US in order to take part in that first Aldermaston March. He then returned to the United States with the symbol that was later used in civil rights marches. It became known first in the United States then around the world as the "peace symbol". Although it was designed for a specific purpose, it has purposely never been copyrighted. "No one has to pay or to seek permission before they use it. A symbol of freedom, it is free for all."

“In the hearts of people today there is a deep longing for peace. When the true spirit of peace is thoroughly dominant, it becomes an inner experience with unlimited possibilities. Only when this really happens, when the spirit of peace awakens and takes possession of men’s hearts, can humanity be saved from perishing.” Albert Schweitzer
 * [|-Albert Schweitzer]**

"Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.” ​ These two quotes caught my eye. They both speak the true meanings of peace and they describe people with peace. Both poems can help someone looking for or searching for peace because they tell where REAL peace is and how it can eventually be found.
 * –Jawaharlal Nehru**