Ideology of Peace
PEACE AND VIOLENCE
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while the path of violence is strewn with obstacles.
In peace, construction is all, while with violence,
destruction is all. A peace-loving person lives with
love in his heart for others, while a violent person is
consumed with hatred for others. The peaceful
course ends in success, while the violent course
ends in frustration and regret.
In having recourse to peaceful methods, there is
nothing to be lost and everything to be gained.
Violent methods, on the contrary, bring no gains,
only losses. The way of peace is the way of
humanity, while the way of violence is the way of
animality. While an act of peace is well within the
ambit of the law, the act of violence is utterly
lawless.
A peace-loving person ignores problems and avails
of opportunities, while a violence-loving person
leaves opportunities untapped and remains locked
in a futile struggle with problems. While an act of
peace causes the orchard of love and well-wishing
to blossom, an act of violence sows the seeds for a
whole jungle of enmity and hatred. The culture of
