Interfaith Dialogue Promotes Proximity

for the first time. Let it be decided that it is the first time it happened and it is also the last. In Shri Rampur, all programs went on as usual and were quite successful. During the meetings, an enlightening story from Shri Rampur emerged. There is a grave here. After December 6, some wicked person vandalized the grave at night. Such incidents usually lead to tension between two communities, and then bloody turmoil ensues. But this did not happen in Shri Rampur. The reason was that when this incident occurred, Hindu and Muslim residents of the village gathered and rebuilt the grave together. They then placed a standard cover over it. In this way, they diffused the bomb of discord. I learned about this incident on December 17 when the Shanti Yatra reached Shri Rampur. We reached Nivasa on the evening of December 17. After the padayatra, the usual meeting occurred, during which our companions delivered speeches. In my speech, I said that conflicts arising in life are natural. They will always happen, whether in one society or another. Then what is the solution? While narrating some incidents, I presented two simple prescriptions as solutions. First, the distance between people should be reduced, meaning that people from one group should interact with people from another group. They should eliminate mutual distance. Then, many misconceptions will automatically vanish. Secondly, I said that when disputes or differences do arise, you should not follow the principle of confrontation but that you should follow the principle of dialogue. We should diffuse the