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For centuries, man has struggled to achieve both dominance and peace. It is the human condition. Can empires be expanded without a cost? And can man coexist in harmony with others? The answer seems to be that our world is a two-sided coin. War, tyranny, and hardship is a reality of life. On the other hand, the Golden Rule of loving our neighbor for the purpose of peace is a challenge that few have achieved. One person who made a difference and made the world better was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, otherwise known as Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa became a world renowned peace-maker but how and why? By looking at her life, those answers become clear. First, she experienced hardship. Next, she felt compelled to make a change. With a clear goal in mind, she convinced others to join her cause at bringing peace to the world.

Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 26, 1910. When she reached the age of twelve, she felt a strong call of God. By the time she was eighteen, she moved away from Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, which is an Irish community with missions in India. There she saw people suffer. She learned that she could be the hands of God to bring comfort and relief to those in need. Mother Teresa eventually created her own organization outside of the convent. That organization was known as The Missionaries of Charity. Through this organization she brought peace to people all over the world.

Perhaps the most important quality of Mother Teresa that made her a peace-maker was that she felt called to missionary work. This type of work is not easy. This means that a person has to put themselves in a position of personal sacrifice. It could mean feeding the hungry, constructing wells, or teaching. However, none of it is easy. In fact, sometimes the work is unrecognized. But that is not why a person does the work; a person does the work because of an obligation to serve God by serving humanity. Peace-makers are called to do something beyond themselves.

Another quality of a peace-maker is that the individual must have a vision and a plan. Mother Teresa believed she could bring comfort to others on a global scale. By forming The Missionaries of Charity, her organization has spread comfort all over the world. They help the poor in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In North America, Europe, and Australia, they have houses to help shut-ins, alcoholics, and AIDS victims. They also provide relief work in the aftermath of natural disasters globally. By forming the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa’s vision for making the world a better place became a reality. Without vision and a way to achieve it, a peace-maker would not succeed.

Finally, a peace-maker clearly cannot get the work done alone. He has to get other people to join the efforts. Mother Teresa inspired over a million people to serve The Missionaries of Charity. She knew she needed help in providing peace, and she got it.

If we want to make a difference in our world, we only need to take a few moments to look at the life of a peace-maker, such as Mother Teresa. She had a calling to provide peace. She had a vision and a plan. She did not do it alone, she reached out to others and convinced them to join her cause. Even though she died on September 5, 1997, her work continues today. These are the qualities of a leader, a pioneer, a peace-maker.

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iam dinko