TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE

if he follows the teachings of Islam. Those who do not follow Islamic teachings do not have anything to do with Islam, even if they claim to be its champions. In the light of the above facts, one can construct the following qualities of a peace loving person in comparison with a person inclined towards violence: A peace-loving person first thinks and then acts. In contrast, a violence inclined person first acts and then thinks. A peace-loving person is well-grounded in truth. A violent person stands on falsehood. Peace and positive constructive work go hand-inhand, while violence is wholly destructive. A peace-loving person lives in the love of others, while a violence loving person lives in the hatred of others. A peace loving person overlooks problems and takes advantage of the available opportunities, while a person inclined towards violence ignores the available opportunities and gets entangled in a pointless battle with problems. Peace results from well-planned effort or action, while violence is a passion-driven aggressive action. Peaceful action is based on hope, at the beginning as well as at the end, while violent action is based on false hope at the beginning and frustration in the end. The path of peace cultivates a garden blooming with flowers, while the path of violence creates a thorny jungle of hatred and enmity. Peace ends in success, and violence in utter failure. Peaceful action abides by the law, while violent action is lawless. In peace, one fulfills the obligations one owes to God as well as those one owes to God’s creation, including other human beings. Violence, on the other hand, is a violation of the rights of God as well as the rights of people. If peace is heaven, then violence in comparison is hell. Choosing peace is making the right choice. On the other hand, if one chooses war, it proves that he has failed in the test of making a correct choice. In this world, there are many things that are not desirable, but they exist for the purpose of testing us. Such things are there so that people History is witness to the fact that whenever anyone has attained any success, it has only been after adopting the method of reconciliation.