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I heard a vort from Rabbi YY Jacobson:
A man was celebrating his 50th aniversarry, he was asked how he has such good shalom bayis.
He explained that while on their honeymoon, he and his wife rode through the Grand Canyon on mules. His wife’s mule slipped, and she yelled out “Strike one!” Soon it slipped again and she screamed “Strike two!” The third time she yelled, “Strike three!” pulled out a handgun, and shot the mule dead.
The husband turned to his wife in horror, and cried, “What are you doing!?”
She yelled at him, “Strike one!”
“And,” concludes the husband, “I’ve been quiet ever since!”
The vort is that true peace doesn’t mean that people are afraid to voice their opposing opinions so they keep silent and go with the flow. True peace is when you have a diverse group with disagreements, yet people are not afraid to voice their opinions and still remain friendly and peaceful with those who have the other opinion.