Ideology of Peace
THE IDEOLOGY OF PEACE
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This shows that violence is in no need of any
ideology. Violence flares up, or can flare up on its
own. But, so far as peace is concerned, it is a course
that we adopt by choice. One has to make oneself
intentionally peace-loving. That is, while violence
occurs on its own, restoring a state of peace requires
a positive and determined struggle.
Willingness to keep the peace—a matter of
conscious decision-making—is a noble human
quality. For peace, man has to curb his anger and be
forgiving. He has to control his feelings of hatred
and project feelings of love for others. If peace is to
be maintained, negative thinking has to be
suppressed and replaced with positive thinking. For
peace to be a reality, he has to be a well-wisher
rather than an ill-intentioned person.
For violence to erupt, provocation is enough, while
for peace to prevail, man has to nullify provocation
with moderation and restraint.
In the use of violence, man simply follows his basic
instincts, while to promote peace, man has to give
himself a complete moral overhaul. Only after such
