I am Abu Tareq
Peace is the quiet courage
to listen before we speak,
the strength to lower our hands
when anger asks us to rise.
It is found in shared ground,
where differences do not divide,
where hearts choose understanding
over the comfort of blame.
Peace grows in small moments—
a word softened, a door held open,
a wound met with compassion
instead of silence or force.
May we carry it gently,
not as an ending, but a practice,
building tomorrow from patience,
until peace feels natural to the world.