SHARED WISDOM

LOOK AT EVERYONE AS A HUMAN BEING when he prays, he asks God to do whatever good is intended for him. On the evening of February 4, my speech was at Khilafat House at 5 o’clock. Dr. Rafiq Zakaria was presiding over it. The hall was filled. There were also quite a few people standing outside. Starting my speech, I asked the question, “Why did I come to Bombay?” Continuing my speech, I said, “I came because the story you tried to write repeatedly with the ink of blood could not be written. Now, let us try to write that story with tears. Maybe God will accept our heartfelt plea. The story that couldn’t be written with the ink of blood might be written with tears.” As I was saying these words, tears were flowing from my eyes. In the meantime, a young man stood up and started shouting, “We won’t listen. You go back.” I remained silent and sat back in my chair. Many people from the audience told him that they wanted to listen to me and asked him to leave. There was noise for a while. Finally, that boy went outside. After that, I spoke for an hour and a half, and the entire assembly listened silently, and attentively. LOOK AT EVERYONE AS A HUMAN BEING People tend to divide society into groups and sects. This thinking is baseless. We should see everyone as a human being, and behave with them accordingly. I undertook a journey to Madras (Chennai) in February 1993. The trip was organized under the Shanti Yatra