Manage Differences through Tolerance

MANAGE DIFFERENCES THROUGH TOLERANCE Dr. Mahesh Sharma said that today’s problem is that people do not respect each other. What is in others is also in me. This ability to see is not present in people. All wise people say that if there is an enemy, it is within you. But now we have changed our enemy. Now, we understand that the enemy is not within us but outside. This mindset needs to change. We should be ready to hear bitter truths about ourselves. One gentleman said, “At this time, India is in a critical condition. We, the 85-crore people, are at odds today. People do not know where to go.” Another gentleman said, “Ram Manohar Lohia used to say to heat the country. So, we heated the country. However, after seeing the result, it is understood that Lohia’s slogan was wrong. The better slogan is ‘to cool down the country.’” Yet another gentleman said, “We should not be arrogant under any circumstances. There was a time when communism was considered an unassailable ideology worldwide. But today, it is being understood differently.” One gentleman was an expert in Gandhian studies. He mentioned in his speech that Mahatma Gandhi once wrote in his newspaper that Hindu-Muslim unity is essential for the country’s progress, and without it, the country cannot progress. B. K. Rai, a Professor of history at Allahabad University, said that he went to the Kumbh Mela which was attended by more than a crore people, yet he didn’t see anyone hungry. Even if someone doesn’t have a penny, he still gets food. This is the power of religion.