a bowl of world peace

I'm supposed to be working on my writing portfolio but I feel strangly distacted by my tea, "world peace". I wonder if I drink it, if it will become a part of me- if I will become more peace minded. Is this Utopia possible. I just heard my dad say the other day that it wasn't and never will be. That's what heaven is he says. Maybe not maybe it is here now.

" Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; 21 nor will they say, 'Lo, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you." 22 And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you will not see it. 23 And they will say to you, 'Lo, there!' or 'Lo, here!' Do not go, do not follow them. 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of man be in his day." Luke 17

Maybe Utopia is not a place but within and we must drink it. We want this perfect place, this world peace. but what about ourselves?

"We often think of peace as the absence of war; that if the powerful countries would reduce their arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds - our prejudices, fears, and ignorance. Even if we transported all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the reasons for bombs would still be here, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we would make new bombs.
Seek to become more aware of what causes anger and separation, and what overcomes them. Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible."
-Thich Nhat Hanh

And division. I notice so many things in my life that cause division. I'm really mad at Jimmy. This causes division. Not only in the community but in my heart. I need to forgive him. Please forgive me.

"We are, each one of us, responsible for every war because of the aggressiveness of our own lives, because of our nationalism, our selfishness, our gods, our prejudices, our ideals, all of which divide us. And only when we realize, not intellect-ually, but actually, as actually as we would recognize that we are hungry or in pain, that you and I are responsible for all this existing chaos, for all the misery throughout the entire world, because we have contributed to it in our daily lives, and as a part of this monstrous society with its wars, divisions, its ugliness, brutality and greed—only then will we act."
-J. Krishnamurti