The Ideology of Peace by Maulana Waiduddin Khan - page 40

Ideology of Peace
THE WAYS AND MEANS OF PEACE
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of avoidance, appears to be benefitting the other
party but its actual aim is to save one from the
futility of confrontation, thus enabling the journey
of one’s life to continue without encountering any
obstacle.
THE APPROVED METHOD
A violent method is adopted only by those who
have no patience or who do not believe in
perseverance. Those who opt for a peaceful solution
find that all the laws of nature come to their
support. On the contrary, those who opt for violent
methods can hope for no such backing. And those
thus deprived cannot look forward to anything in
this world of realities but failure and ruination.
What is meant by ‘treading the path of peace’? It
means that, even in the face of unpleasantness, no
individual should lose his patience. In this way, his
positive train of thought will not be upset and he
may then clearly differentiate between the possible
and the impossible.
Only then will he be able to set the possible as his
goal. He should not expect immediate results.
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