PEACE OF MIND IS MOST IMPORTANT

T HE mind is the greatest faculty of man, and peace the most favourable environment in which the mind can function to its full capacity. The mind is the greatest blessing of the Creator. All great achievements of the world are a result of the functioning mind. But it requires peace to function smoothly. The Roman Empire ruled the greater portion of Europe and Africa for about 2,000 years. However, it witnessed no scientific development in this long period. Historians attribute this phenomenon to the lack of freedom of thought under the Roman rule. Any expression of dissent from the king’s view was silenced by death; the watchword of this period being ‘the king could do no wrong’. The king alone had the privilege to think freely leaving all others severely constrained. This atmosphere naturally led to intellectual stagnation. The French Revolution of 1789 put an end to the hereditary monarchical system of governance, and marked the dawn of a new democratic era in the world. The best benefit of this democratic culture was individual freedom of thought. If earlier only the king could think, now every individual was free to think and the thinking process increased a billion times over. This paved the way for an intellectual revolution, where scholars and scientists were unfettered and had every opportunity to think freely and make new discoveries. Scientific research brought in the means of communication, which had been hidden in nature in the form of potential. In God’s creation plan, everything in this world has always been in its potential form— including all amenities of the modern age. But, those engaged in militancy run counter to this creation plan of God and are destroying peace. Peace and total freedom is essential PEACE OF MIND IS MOST IMPORTANT Utilise Your Potential All the great achievements of the world have been a result of the functioning of the mind. But the mind requires peace to function smoothly, as without peace one cannot proceed normally.