Ideology of Peace
PEACE AND VIOLENCE
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According to the law that governs the system of the
present world, on the principle of “no risk no gain”,
it is necessary for people to incur losses of different
kinds. At times, they are unfairly challenged by
others, they fall a prey to economic difficulties, they
suffer losses of land and wealth, they meet with an
accident or are deprived of certain benefits that
should have been theirs by right, and so on.
Unpleasant experiences of this kind, by the very law
of nature, are undergone at one time or another in
this world, by individuals, communities and
nations. In such situations, if people are not willing
to suffer any loss, the result will be violence. But if
they are willing to make sacrifices, this will result in
peace.
Opting for the way of patience and tolerance does
not mean treading the path of defeat or retreat. It is,
in fact, a future-oriented plan. It amounts to a
voluntary acceptance of reality. This means that,
even after losing something, one has always to
remember that one is still in possession of many
other things by utilizing which one can build anew.
