By: Frank James
Special to the Milwaukee Times
Today’s society is in a state of upheaval. Many people in the USA would say society is a mess. There are issues that have been ignored for too long that are coming to light that can easily lead to crisis. There are changes in morals, and culture, that many people feel are leading the US into purgatory. If someone is looking for a form of salvation in today’s world, they may be in for a long search. There is a way to shorten the previous stated search. The searching person can go inside themselves and find salvation by finding inner peace, harmony and beauty.
There is little peace in the world today. There are wars, well conflicts, in several different countries. Some of the conflicts are not physical, but conflicting ideologies that lead to mental unrest in citizens. The more a person looks at television news, and social media, the more chaotic their mind becomes. The peace that many people seek is not going to be found in a political party, or mass rally. The peace a person needs to attain is inside oneself.
A person looking outside themself for peace will tend to look to other people. The other people that the peace seeking person is looking at, nine out of ten, are in mental turmoil themselves. How can these chaotic minded people bestow peace when their minds are at war? To look to others, in any form or fashion, for peace is to throw your mind to a pack of rabid dogs. You have to find the peace you wish inside yourself. The only person who can truly calm you down is yourself. You are the only one who knows what is going on in your head. Another person may listen, and offer advice on how to gain peace. In the end the only person that can create, or find peace, for you is you.
Peace and harmony go hand in hand. Once you have attained inner peace and have stopped looking to outside forces, harmony comes over you. This harmony comes from your inner self, not alcohol, drugs, or voting. True harmony is a gift that can be gained only from oneself. The reason being is that what makes you feel harmony is unique to you. Others may share some similarities in what creates harmony. In the end you are unique, and what makes you harmonious is unique to you. If you want harmony, find it in yourself, and indulge to your hearts desire.
Beauty is something everyone craves and wants to have in their life. The eye of the beholder is supposed to be the measuring standard for beauty. The issue in the world today is, “What eye is the beholder?” Those who look to social media for beauty standards are like a person strapping into a rocket and blasting off to touch the sun. Beauty standards for both sexes have become a source of frustration for many. The reason is that many beauty standards are not tied to characteristics of the people who are pursuing the standard. This leads to women attempting to use beauty standards that do not align with their natural look. This chase leads many men to adopt clothing, hair styles, that feminize them. True beauty is something a person has to find inside themselves. No clothing brand, entertainer, model can give this to you. If you cannot find beauty inside yourself, no amount of outward changes will make you beautiful to the only person who matters, you.
Look inside yourself and find the peace, harmony and beauty to make your life a wonderful endeavor. Find the inner balance that enables you to maneuver through your day with a smile in your heart. Think how wonderful the USA, and the world, would be if two out of five people discovered inner peace, harmony and beauty. Can you say Utopia?
Frank James IV © 2026
beingfrankwithfrank@gmail.com
The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the writer and not of the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper or HT Group, LLC, its staff or management. “Being Frank” is a bi-weekly column exclusive to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper.
