An artist paints with focus; the painting becomes complete only through ekagrata (one-pointedness). Similarly, whatever is our goal, we need focus on that to make it complete.
When our mental outlook improves, the state of the environment will also improve.
Through spiritual thoughts, we gain power and cultivate strong minds. God represents all good qualities, such as self-sacrifice, love and compassion.
When we take each step forward with positive thoughts and a smile, all good qualities will come to us and fill our being. Then God cannot possibly stay away from us.
What is to be done in order to obtain peace? We should live our life understanding and discriminating between the eternal and the non-eternal.