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such mutually supportive generosity, tolerance and give-and-take. Let humans not turn blind to such wonderful and inspiring examples.
Terrorism at every street corner and gangsterism spreading like wild fire has deprived innocent men, women and children to a life without fear.
Although no world war has taken place in the later half of the 20th century, local conflicts, limited wars and armed clashes in different parts of the world continue the sad saga of inhumanity. Expenditure on armament and stock piling of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction continues to go up. Over one trillion dollars is being globally spent on military expenditure.
If diverted to development programmes, it could double the income of 2.6 billion people in 44 poorest countries. The cost of two fighter aircrafts could by three million hand pumps for water supply in villages, 250000 children under the age of five are dying every day of malnutrition and disease.
The billion-dollar question is how to surmount this vicious spread of violence and non-peace, which has spread over the entire spectrum of universal life. The answer is a determined efforts to establish the culture and practices of “ “PEACE THROUGH NON-VIOLENCE” at all layers of life and all segments of human endeavor.
A step-by-step approach is needed. Small steps will help us to take giant strides. A brick-by-brick approach is needed to build the Cathedral of World Peace. To give a few illustrative examples:
• Promotion of Inter-faith harmony and cooperation is. called for with the common denominator of building the culture of non-violence.
Munis, monks, missionaries and Maulvis need to form an “Inter-faith white Brigade” at local levels to propagate and practice peace through non-violence. If Mahatma Gandhi could win independence for India through a non-violent struggle, surely the holy
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