Real meaning of Peace

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"There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would

paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked

at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked and he

had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake

was a perfect mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were all around

it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw

this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace. The

other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged and bare.

Above was an angry sky from which rain fell and in which lightening

played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall.

This did not look peaceful at all. But when the King looked, he saw

behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In

the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the

rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest... perfect

peace. Which

picture do you think won the prize? The King chose the second picture.

Do you know why? "Because," explained the King, "peace does not mean

to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.

Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm

in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace." Chinmayananda

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