The True meaning of PEACE!

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 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.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering

mountains 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.

But when the king looked closely, 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 - in 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."