Mother Teresa has a famous saying: "I never participate in anti-war demonstrations. Wait until there is a demonstration advocating peace and come to me." At first glance, isn't opposing war the same as fighting for peace? Shouldn't the two be one and the same concept? So why put them in opposition to each other? It wasn’t until I finished reading this week’s book that I realized the importance of positive thinking and reverse thinking.

Thinking positively, let us try to think and express in a positive direction. Opposing war and fighting against war are not the best methods. Whatever we resist will continue to exist! There are so many anti-war demonstrations around the world, but not all of them prevent the war from happening. No one or an organization composed of people can escape the weaknesses and constraints of human nature. Among them, rebellious psychology is difficult for everyone to get rid of. Therefore, on a psychological level, it may create such a dilemma. The more people oppose it, the more it must be implemented; the more fierce the opposition, the more resolute it must be implemented! This theory has been widely used in modern early childhood education.

But if it is a peaceful demonstration, the effect will be different. Just imagine, on one side is an angry crowd, holding high the slogan "CON-WAR", while on the other side is an orderly and calm crowd, hand in hand unfurling the banner "PRO-PEACE", the visual impact and psychological feeling, The soul shock is definitely different! This will affect the final decision made by the person!

Reverse thinking allows us to better find ways and means to achieve our goals. Striving for peace is the real purpose, not against war. If peace comes, war will naturally cease to exist; but the opposite is not true. Even if a war is not launched, it does not mean that we have peace. However, people often become obsessed with the phenomenon in front of them and lose the essence behind the phenomenon. In the end, it is inevitable that they will go in the wrong direction.

Since what we are pursuing is peace, let us stand on the goal of peace and work backwards to determine what actions we need to achieve our goals. Opposing war is not the best way. The only way is to understand, tolerate, love and be grateful. Of course, this is indeed too difficult, and it is even more difficult to do it in practice. But no matter how difficult the thing is, it will become easier if you start doing it; no matter how simple the thing is, if you don’t start doing it, it will become easier. In the end it couldn't be completed.

Think forward and think backward. Of course, in any other field, it can provide guidance for our actions. In our daily life, we must be clear about what we want and don’t dwell on what we don’t want; then we must have a firm belief that what we pursue will definitely come true; finally, start from the results and goals and work backwards. , to see what method is the most reasonable and effective. I believe this method will be more useful than simply corresponding to reality.