The first peace, which is the most important,
is that which comes within the souls of people
when they realize their relationship,
their oneness,
is that which comes within the souls of people
when they realize their relationship,
their oneness,
with the universe and all its powers,
and when they realize that
at the center of the universe
dwells Wakan-Taka (the Great Spirit),
and that this center is really everywhere,
and that this center is really everywhere,
it is within each of us.
This is the real peace,
and the others are but reflections of this.
The second peace is that which is made between two individuals,
and the third is that which is made between two nations.
and the third is that which is made between two nations.
But above all you should understand
that there can never be peace
between nations until there is
known that true peace,
which, as I have often said,
which, as I have often said,
is within the souls of men.
Black Elk
Black Elk
Oglala Sioux & Spiritual Leader
1863 - 1950
