A GOOD SOCIETY

communities during the discussion. What should be uppermost in their minds are the vaster national interest and the paths of progress and harmony for all. All parties will have to commit themselves to differentiating between issues and non-issues, so that they will not hold anything as a matter of prestige; that they will not adopt the way of claim and counter claim; that they will speak only with a vision of the result before them; that their way will be one of impartiality; that while pressing their demands, they will also be willing to concede; that while taking from others, they will also be willing to give. Dialogue means, an attempt to solve controversial matters through negotiation; rather than, through confrontation. Dialogue is not a meeting of rivalry but is a brotherly meeting. Such noble tasks are performed by rising above the victory-defeat psychology. Its aim is to solve matters and not confound them. The feeling at work behind a dialogue is one of reconciliation and not one of rivalry. Dialogue means, an attempt to solve controversial matters through negotiation; rather than, through confrontation. If a dialogue is started with this spirit, its success is certain. The door to the progress of our country has been shut for about half-a-century; and a dialogue keeping this spirit in view, can surely open the closed door, provided it is conducted with true spirit. o Importance of Education Education makes man a right thinker and correct decision-maker. Education brings him knowledge from the external world, teaches him to reason, and acquaints him with past history, so that he may be a better judge of the present.