English book · SHARED WISDOM

Interfaith Dialogue Promotes Proximity

English book, p. 171

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

INTERFAITH DIALOGUE PROMOTES PROXIMITY explosive situation to nip the conflict in the bud. If you do this, you will end the conflict at its very first stage. After my speech, some Hindu youths approached me. After listening to me, they said they had never thought this way before. But today, they understand that this is reality, and this is what they should do. After the padayatra, there was a large gathering in Jalna. People were seen as far as the eye could see. The speeches went on until evening. A curfew was in place there from evening until morning. People were listening with great interest. However, due to concerns about the curfew, they began to disperse. The superintendent of police of Jalna was sitting on the stage in front of the podium. He immediately announced that people should ignore the curfew, listen to the statements here until the end, and then return home peacefully. Consequently, the proceedings of the meeting continued smoothly. In my speech in Jalna, I said that there were so many people here that it was as if the entire town had gathered. It shows how much people desire peace and tranquillity. The truth is that everyone prefers peace to violence. So why is it that there are riots among us sometimes? I said this is because some things meant for goodness are turned into evil actions. When the Creator created human beings, along with it, He created something else, which you call a rose. A rose flower is the king of flowers. It is indeed beautiful. But the rose flower also has thorns. This, it seems, is giving us a message in the language of nature that there will always be thorns along with flowers. If you want to take flowers here, you

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