J.L. Sher, Freelance Journalist
46, Sukhdham Apartment,
Sector-9, Rohini, Delhi-110085
All right thinking, saner elements, think-tanks who are interested in reconstructing global society are making all efforts in establishing peace all over the world. Political masters, social leaders in their turn are also making every possible exercise to re-establishing peace and tranquility. But there is a complete divergence in their aim and action which are reversal in approach, exhibiting malafide intention.
Their aim is enveloped around a touch of ego, self -assertion, self interest and their aim is not in purity, but mixture. So instead of all efforts of peace making, we see world turn in violence and conflict which continue to fester in the world. Every country nurtures its political ideology, economic interest, perseverance of ethnic and other interests which have led to the emergence of new conflicts in different parts of the world, while some of the older conflicts have become more complicated over time. As a result universal, peace seems an impossible goal to achieve. The egoistic, vulpine- nature of our politicians besides greed, selfishness, hatred, dominance, secretarian and terrorist violence is the instrumental factor for uprising terror like situation. The facts is that peace breakers can not be peace makers, exemplifying in UNO controlled by five nations that has amassed the deadliest weapons known to mankind. These nations are also the biggest producers and dealers of weapon of mass destruction. How can we expect from those who sell tools of war? This anachronism between the aim and action is visible in all spheres of life.
Economic development is the prime concern of every country today. Gap between the rich and the poor is widening. Wealth is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of super-rich class of individuals. This growing economic inequality in turn, threatens to unleash social conflicts. The consumerist culture adopted by affluent nations of the world have led to rampant exploration of natural resources and abuse of the environment - a great threat to climate change. Natural resources becoming increasingly scare, poorer communities whose lives are tied closely to nature, are the worst sufferers. Experts predict conflicts is on the annul over water, food and arable land.
Mankind seems heading for a hopeless future and only God- the creator who is the ocean of peace can end the growing chaos in this world and usher in peace and happiness. Human beings - the God's creation are peaceful soul but when such souls enter in this mundane world, they turn impure and weak under the influence of vices such as lust, anger, greed, attachment and ego.
Only God has the power to save human beings from those evils which are the cause of all man-made conflicts. Lord Krishna in Bhagwat Gita indicates that when “unrighteousness reaches extreme proposition God descends on earth to destroy all evils and reestablish peace and righteousness."This divine work is already under way and soon we shall have peace and tranquility. We shall have a vision of leading a value based life and creating a world of purity, peace and happiness.
God is remembered is as a purifier so his task is to change impure human being into pure being, once again.