Ideology of Peace
THE IDEOLOGY OF PEACE
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should be rejected and another course of action
should be adopted.
Man can properly fulfill any given mission only
when he is ideologically convinced of its validity.
Ideology provides man with the necessary
warranties, otherwise he fails to act with the
necessary energy and enthusiasm so vital to the
success of any struggle.
In similar vein, courage is the greatest energizer in
the journey of life. A courageous man can climb to
the top of a mountain, whereas a man devoid of
courage cannot even proceed along level pathways.
But what is man’s source of courage? It is ideology
which provides man with the courage to tread the
path of peace. It has been rightly said that “Man is a
rational animal” and also that “man is an
explanation-seeking animal.” Both these sayings
convey the same point: that man derives mental
satisfaction from his actions only when the goals at
which they are aimed have been established as right
by rational argument. Attempting to evolve a
complete ideology on the basis of peace is indeed as
important a goal as peace itself, and vice versa. Both
