I found the most interesting statistic the other day. A Gallup poll was conducted internationally, asking people if they always find peace in their lives. The country with the highest percentage of people who feel at peace was Nicaragua, at 73 percent. Close behind were Uzbekistan (72%), El Salvador (71%), Panama (69%), and Honduras (67%).
These are some of the poorest countries on the globe in terms of money. Yet the great majority of their people are content with what they have, and apparently don’t stress about what they don’t have. By the way, the United States, which is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, had only 28 percent of respondents say they felt at peace.
They say money can’t buy happiness. Clearly, it can’t buy peace either.