PEACE TURNS MINUS INTO PLUS

~ 10 ~ mission, he never lost his peace of mind. As such he was able to respond positively, even in negative situations. By avoiding confrontation and availing of opportunities, it became possible for him to convert his disadvantage into advantage. The British writer, E.E. Kellett, has thus described this achievement of the Prophet: “He faced adversity with the determination to wring success out of failure.” The whole life of the Prophet was a practical example of this principle. Swami Vivekanand, an Indian saint, was once invited to the home of one of his friends, who wanted to test his mettle. When the Swami arrived, he was ushered into a room where the sacred scriptures of all major religious traditions were placed on a table, one on top of the other. The arrangement was such that the Gita, the Hindu religious scripture, was placed at the bottom, and other religious scriptures placed on top of it. Swamiji’s friend was sure that he would be provoked on seeing this arrangement. So he drew the Swami’s attention to the books placed on the