The Well of Peace

Years ago, my spiritual director challenged me with the thought, "Do you drink from the well in order to go and be with people, or do your interactions with people, with life, force you to go and drink from the well?" I think that's a good question as we think about and seek peace, "Do we drink from the well of peace in order to go and engage people in life's conflicts, or do the conflicts we experience in life cause us to go and seek to draw from the well of peace?" In a time of draught, will the well you draw from ever run dry?