Ideology of Peace
THE IDEOLOGY OF PEACE
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are interdependent. The one cannot exist without
the other.
Such violence as has been witnessed in modern
times has never hitherto been experienced. Wartime
depredations and violence by unauthorized groups
in the form of proxy or guerilla warfare have
inflicted such great harm upon humanity that this
seems to be undoing all our progress. This is a
reality which is being experienced by all concerned
inhabitants of the earth.
How can this be explained? The reason is clear:
people do not possess a complete ideology, which
favours peace, whereas the sole justification for
violence is the force of public sentiment. When an
activist feels the urge to become a world leader or
when a community is provoked into avenging the
losses it has suffered, no need of logical or rational
justification is felt. The force of sentiment is
sufficient to activate leaders and followers alike. But
where adhering to peace or adopting a peaceful
course of action is concerned this is possible only
when there is a very strong justification for peace.
While violence is instinctive, peace calls for strict
