Charles, thank you for you candor, courage, and openness. Over the years, I've spoken with many authors, filmmakers, and activists who are proponents of peace, as well as officials tasked with achieving peace in the middle east and our world. What I find fascinating is that very few have been able to define peace, or even given much consideration to how to achieve peace. Rather, I've found most trying to end conflict or fight against violence and oppression.

The "ending," "eradication," and "warring against" approaches are antithetical to peace. It's much like our "sickcare" system's approach of killing bacteria and fighting against disease rather than building optimal wellness and highly effective immune systems so that we live in a mutualistic relationship with bacteria and most disease is rendered non-existent.

But where is the money in that? Similarly, there is little economic incentive in peace, but there is significant economic incentive in war. So, if we truly want a thriving world, we may want to transform our economic incentives to align with peace, wellness, and ecosystemic thriving.

So, what is peace? I'd love to hear some suggestions on what peace is and how to achieve it.

For me, peace is silence and stillness.

The next time that a peacekeeping summit is convened, maybe the facilitators should try, having the leaders sit in circle in silence, close their eyes, breathe deeply, hold hands, and clear all thoughts from their minds. And maybe, for that moment of silence and stillness, we'll have peace.