Tranquillity - quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity. As such it is a public good. Psychological research has highlighted why tranquility is important; being in a tranquil place allows people to relax, to escape from the stresses and strains of everyday life and to “recharge their batteries”.
The reason I chose this word is because it shows up in the Preamble of the US Constitution and I believe that our tranquility is being compromised more and more. Also, I believe that this is a right also given to us by God and nature and that any civilized society should have this at the forefront of their ambitions. Tranquility, after all, is what we should be striving for and is what is at the root of our efforts. Think about it, why do we do the things we do; work hard; save money; invest in our children; etc., etc,. It is to be able to sit back some day or at the end of the day and experience a little tranquility. We want piece-of-mind; satisfaction; security; contentment; tranquility. The further tranquility is from our grasps the more confused and unmotivated we become about our efforts. There is a direct correlation between our hope of tranquility and what is needed to get there. We get separated from our purpose if the gap is too much. We fall apart personally and as a society. We become fragmented.
Preamble (this should be tattooed on our forearms):
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." - The United States Constitution
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