Tuesday, October 08, 2002
Peace through Play
Peace through Play - "for transforming the Culture of Violence into a Culture of Peace by realising the inborn creative potential in children, young people, yourself"
Where I found this article on "The Link Between Play and Peace"
Where I found this:
In young children at play there is at times discernible a quietude and calm as though they possessed a deep, private and distant existence, which is just beyond the observer's understanding. It emanates a sense of peace....This quality in young children, ephemeral as it may appear, is a powerful force, and lies deeply embedded in the psyche. It is culture-based and linked with the world of myth, magic and the imagination. Play is its natural expression, and in playing the creative energies are released. These may take the form of singing, dancing, music making, painting, sculpting, building, working in wood or other materials, including water and wind; embroidery, roleplay, story telling, poetry, or in many other ways; some original and inventive, some picked up from others. Play and creating are often indistinguishable from each other.
This force is refreshed and renewed every time it is used. It gives self-confidence and a certain protection from negative influences. It has the properties of healing, revitalising, strengthening and calming. The products of our creation are an outward sign of our personality. By creating outwardly our personality is affected inwardly. This means that we are involved in creating the person we become. By using our creative potential, we are able continually to recreate ourselves. Creating is an important source of our inner peace. By creating we are able to contribute to the shared pool of peace that exists in the world.
Where I found this article on "The Link Between Play and Peace"
Where I found this:
In young children at play there is at times discernible a quietude and calm as though they possessed a deep, private and distant existence, which is just beyond the observer's understanding. It emanates a sense of peace....This quality in young children, ephemeral as it may appear, is a powerful force, and lies deeply embedded in the psyche. It is culture-based and linked with the world of myth, magic and the imagination. Play is its natural expression, and in playing the creative energies are released. These may take the form of singing, dancing, music making, painting, sculpting, building, working in wood or other materials, including water and wind; embroidery, roleplay, story telling, poetry, or in many other ways; some original and inventive, some picked up from others. Play and creating are often indistinguishable from each other.
This force is refreshed and renewed every time it is used. It gives self-confidence and a certain protection from negative influences. It has the properties of healing, revitalising, strengthening and calming. The products of our creation are an outward sign of our personality. By creating outwardly our personality is affected inwardly. This means that we are involved in creating the person we become. By using our creative potential, we are able continually to recreate ourselves. Creating is an important source of our inner peace. By creating we are able to contribute to the shared pool of peace that exists in the world.
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