No Aggression

animals in the jungle live peacefully without indulging in aggression. The alternative to aggression is peace. Peaceful behaviour is the best course, leading inevitably to peaceful ends. There is no logic to aggression. But there is every reason to support peace. Constructive activity, of whatever nature, stems from long-term, unflagging efforts and aggression only disrupts this process. Aggression is the ugliest form of human behaviour, while peaceable action is the finest conduct in which both men and women can engage. De-condition Your Mind, Introspect The chapter Al-Isra’ (The Night Journey) of the Quran points out a problem—that of mindset—which is common to all men and women: Say to them, ‘Everyone acts in his own way and only your Lord knows best who is rightly guided.’ (17:84) Acting in one’s own way, that is, according to one’s own mindset, is a psychological phenomenon. It stems from a set of attitudes or fixed ideas that vary from one individual to another and are often difficult to change. The human mindset, according to which all men and