Pace e Bene – 6 September 2024

“Avoiding conflict does not mean that the world should be populated by soft, cowardly, people who belittle themselves or run away as soon as there is a disagreement. On the contrary. It means a world populated by people who are concerned about what is happening around them, people who are present, attentive and vigilant, to identify the places where conflicts are emerging. People who can use their intelligence, energy, willpower, courage and perseverance to solve problems before they turn into conflicts.”—Brigitte Labbé & Michel Puech, La Violence et La Nonviolence, (pg. 38 & 39), (translated from the French by Nadia Mejjati.)