TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE

TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE We often talk of peace in the context of war. But this is a very narrow and restricted notion of peace. Peace is deeply linked with the entirety of human life. Peace is a complete ideology in itself. Peace is the only religion for both—man and the universe. It is the master-key that opens the doors to every success. Peace creates a favourable atmosphere for success in every endeavour. Without peace, no positive action—small or big—is possible. THE IDEOLOGY OF PEACE H ISTORY abounds in preachers of peace. But it is hard to find in its annals an ideologue who has successfully presented the concept of peace as a complete ideology. Perhaps this is why over the centuries no revolution in the true sense of the word has been brought about on the basis of peace. Although we have had a number of peace-loving individuals, the establishment of a peaceful society on a mass scale has never become a reality. Human interests are deeply associated with peace. That is why every individual, for personal reasons, wants to have a peaceful life. As every individual desires peace, the following aspects must be considered so that the foundation on which we build the edifice of a peaceful society would not be faulty. What is built on impractical premises cannot procure the results we are looking for. Ideology of Peace for Guidance Man is repeatedly faced with diverse situations that make it necessary for him to have an ideology of peace to guide him. Peace being the human need is not enough to make him exercise restraint and remain peaceable in all situations. He needs an ideology which convinces him at the conscious level of the necessity to maintain peace at all times. Peace should not be Equated with Justice People hold the idea that they should be first given justice and then