In light of declining world peace, what hope is there?

New research from the Wellbeing for Planet Earth (WPE) Foundation in collaboration with Gallup suggests people can feel at peace, even if the world around them is not. The majority of people around the world (61%) say they often or always feel inner peace during difficult times. …

Globally, and in every world region, more people say they feel harmony — either with others or with their thoughts and feelings — than balance in their lives. Most people (80%) always or often feel in harmony with others around them, and 70% always or often feel in harmony with their own thoughts and feelings.

[One wonders whether this measures relevant data. The metrics in the final paragraph in this excerpt might be a function of isolation or communal intensity, for instance. The Great Relocation of the past few years in the US appears to be driven in part by people seeking more like-minded communities. Maybe that is the key to the “peace within,” but that sounds more like “peace without.” — Ed]