Peace Out

Romans 12:18 says, "Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone."
Can I argue that we're not doing such a great job of this? Our country...isn't so good at keeping at peace. China is mad at us now. Russia was mad at us. Vietnam was mad at us. Korea was mad at us. Japan was mad at us. Germany was mad at us. My neighbor was mad at me. My roommate is probably mad at me. And yet we have T-shirts with big peace symbols on them, pants with "Peace" printed across the butt, necklaces, key chains, earrings, shoelaces! that say "Peace" or at least have a peace sign on them. One of the most famous depictions of "Peace" was President Nixon. You know the guy. The one that always had two fingers in the air- two from each hand, more often than not. The guy that, if I am not mistaken, had to form a public-relations comeback effort. Um, OK, why? If he was so big on peace, then why did he need that? Yes, he visited a bunch of countries in order to keep peace. Yes, some may say he was a good president. I'll let you think what you will about him. I don't care. Anyone who needs to form a public-relations comeback needs to know what peace is.
So...what is peace? Dictionary.com defines peace as, among other things, "the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world." It also says that it is "a state of tranquility or serenity." The example given for the latter definition is one we use often; 'May he rest in peace.'
Eastonsbibledictionary.com defines peace as "Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony; concord." The Bible says that we should be at peace. Not just at peace with your neighbor. It says that we should be at peace with everyone! Can we live in harmony with other people? Is that possible for us?
Since the Bible tells us to do it, I would say that it's possible. Just...difficult. I know that I struggle at being reconciled with everyone. There are some people that I just don't get along with. Period. So I'm going to work harder to be at peace with them. I'm going to work harder to see what they see; to realize their opinion; to really take into account what they think.
What do you think?