HIDDEN SIGNS OF LIFE

A n Indian once visited Japan and spoke to his Japanese host about the Second World War. He said sympathetically, “America treated your country very unjustly. It dropped atomic bombs on Japan and reduced two of your cities to ruins.” The Japanese host replied, “We do not look at it in that way. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were old cities with narrow streets, outdated buildings, and poor planning. Under normal circumstances, rebuilding them completely would have been extremely difficult. After the war, however, we found an opportunity to reconstruct them as modern and well-planned cities.” This reply reflects the power of positive thinking. Positive thinking does not mean denying painful realities. It does not mean pretending that loss is gain or that suffering does not exist. Rather, it means looking beyond the immediate event and discovering the opportunities hidden within it. A negative mind remains trapped by the problem, while a positive mind searches for a constructive response. THE POSITIVE MIND 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. Gateway To Discovery