Ideology of Peace
PEACE AND VIOLENCE
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peace is, in short, the culture of goodness, while the
culture of violence is the culture of evil.
In peace, God’s rights as well as human rights are
honoured. Where violence reigns, human rights as
well God’s rights are violated. If peace is paradise,
violence is hell.
Where the opposite courses of peace and war are
open to man, peace is the true choice for him. War is
only a proof that he has made the wrong choice.
That is a test in which he has failed. The truth is that
war and violence are in no way valid options for
any individual, community or nation.
Although many allurements exist in this world,
they are there purely to put man to the test. They
are not something desirable for man. For instance,
alcohol is available, but it does not exist for man’s
consumption. It is there rather for man to refrain
from indulging in it and thus prove his ability to
distinguish between good and bad. It is a
temptation, in the avoidance of which he shows that
he is prudent and a man of principles. The same is
true of war. Although the way of war is open to all,
