PEACE TURNS MINUS INTO PLUS

~ 9 ~ enables man to perform this extraordinary feat? The only answer is that it is through peace. The human brain is a treasure house of unlimited power. If man loses his peace of mind at a time of crisis, he is not in a position to utilize his mental capacity in a positive way. Negative thinking is an obstacle to human development, while positive thinking is like a life-giver in that it stimulates human capacities. Therefore, when an individual or a nation is able to maintain peace in every situation, infinite possibilities open up. This is when minus can be turned into plus. Here I would like to present two examples to illustrate this point. One is of a societal nature and the other of an individual nature. A very prominent, historical example of turning one’s minus into plus is provided by the Prophet of Islam. In his famous book The 100 Dr. Michael Hart of America has observed: “Muhammad was the only man in history who was supremely successful at both the religious and secular levels.” How was the Prophet of Islam able to achieve this supreme success? The secret lies in the fact that though he repeatedly faced moments of crisis in his