Ideology of Peace
A MANIFESTO OF PEACE
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would enable us to strive for justice and other
constructive ends. Peace is always desirable for its
own sake. Everything else comes after peace, not
along with peace.
A peace policy always serves as a peace ‘bomb’, in
the sense that it conquers the enemy without any
bloodshed. History shows that the peace bomb has
always proved to be mightier than the violence
bomb.
A peace ‘bomb’ means life, and a violent bomb
means death. A peace ‘bomb’ leads to construction,
while a violent bomb leads to destruction. Likewise,
a peace ‘bomb’ brings progress, while a violent
bomb brings annihilation. Peace enhances
creativity, whereas violence does the very opposite.
The power of a peace ‘bomb’ is based on love, while
that of a violent bomb is based on hatred.
We find a very interesting example of a peaceful
method in India. India’s freedom struggle was
started in 1857. But, even after more than 60 years of
sacrifice, the desired political goal remained a
distant dream. Then, in 1920, Gandhi emerged as
the leader of the freedom struggle. Taking a U-turn,
