The squeaky wheel does not always need to be greased.

Ever hear the phrase, "just because it is legal does not make it right" or, "just because you can does not mean you should". There are a great many examples of those phrases being played out in the world today. While a person seeks peace such moments will arise when these phrases will be balancing decisions of the world you are making and existing in. The grandest moment of such balance was the creation of the United Nations. An oath of peace to stay away from armed conflict is the goal. Not doing so well in terms of that oath these days and it might get worse still. Part of the skill sets that peace requires has restraint, patience, compassion as fundamental understandings met with action and other skills. This is not just for the world but how each of us treats our own selves. Understanding that peace is best served when each of us understands what we can do/impact/control and work on those areas first. This is where you get the advice of the little things like make your bed, smile and say hello to yourself when you wake up, thanking yourself for getting this far and of course loving yourself. These are all elements that are often mentioned in meditation sessions. The wildest part of peace is understanding that everything exists yet peace is a choice. A difficult reality when you are working to stop war, the trade of harmful/illegal goods and/or, human trafficiking. There are some truly disgusting realities that take place everyday. Finding peace in the chaos is not hard to understand, it is the doing part where most of us fail. In these days, being peaceful is more perilous as the might makes right attitude is taking hold. Sometimes the squeaky wheel should not get greased, it only breeds assholes.