Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It is the product of Faith, Strength, Energy, Will, Sympathy, Justice, Imagination, and the triumph of principle. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism.
Every 4th of July, my family follows the same ritual. As evening settles in, we carry blankets into the backyard and wait for the sky to turn dark. From our home, we have a clear view of downtown Pomona’s (CA) annual fireworks display just beyond the wall that borders our yard.
