“The
images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The
reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have
to be invented, and invented again. Children, everybody, here’s what to
do during war: In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A
parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful
moment.”—From THE FIFTH BOOK OF PEACE, Maxine Hong Kingston (Original
Oil Painting “First Light” by Donna Clair).
images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The
reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have
to be invented, and invented again. Children, everybody, here’s what to
do during war: In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A
parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful
moment.”—From THE FIFTH BOOK OF PEACE, Maxine Hong Kingston (Original
Oil Painting “First Light” by Donna Clair).
