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what David Adams suggests is to change the individuals, young boys and girls, and thus to change the society from culture of the war to the culture of the peace. And for that, in action, we need - we immediately need Education for peace.
Education is a process which on one hand aims at a better and higher quality of life through human enlightenment and empowerment; and on the other performs a key role in shaping the thought pattern of an individual or a group. Through education what is expected are the far-reaching changes in traditional pattern of life leading to a better understanding of other people and the world at large. The changes will bring “mutual understanding, peaceful interchange and indeed harmony". II. 5 Peace and peaceful living is possible through law. In case of wars between the nations, “Law” or legal agency like UNO has failed as Nations disregard UNO and continue fighting amongst each other. There is one more solution to wars and slaughters. The emergence of a peaceful world through restraint. Restraint, which is capable to keep the conflicts and quarrels away and thus brings mutual understanding and harmony, is ultimately for a class and not for the mass. For attaining 'Restraint' a lot will have to be taught. It can never come overnight. It presupposes maturity attained from the clarity regarding life, values of life, living together or co existence and about the ultimate purpose of life. To teach these all is Education for peace. Of course, it should also be noted that more than ever before, government and nongovernment organizations are out to equip children and young people through education with the capacity to lead productive, positive and meaningful lives. II. 6 We find quite a good number of thinkers who talk about science and religion meeting each other and serving God as well as mankind. “In all finality, the central doctrine of any programme has to be ‘Mankind shall neither kill itself nor get killed in any other manner, unless God kills it, if at all.' To achieve this there has to be fusion of the two faiths : One that of God in Man' - what Man can do : Science - and the other that of 'Man in God' - what Man
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