A Fresh Agreement on Peace and Security in India Is Urgently Needed
Reciting
the Agreements on Peace, Brotherhood, and Justice and Putting Them into
Practice Is Urgently Required
Main Points
1.
Collaborating on a national level involving all
Indian citizens to spread peace and brotherhood and improve the standard of the
progress of the nation is required.
2.
All people of this country must repeat their
vow to abstain from acts and words that promote animosity among the religions
of India.
3.
They must respond to hatred with love.
4.
They must once more concur that they will now
bring about peace, security, and justice in the nation.
5.
We can only claim to sincerely love our country
if we show respect and concern for its people; otherwise, we cannot make that
claim.
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By
Kaniz Fatma, New Age Islam
Translated
from Urdu by Ghulam Ghaus Siddiqi, New Age Islam
30
September 2022
The term
"consensus" is used when a sizable number of people make an agreement
on a stance. Consensus may be reached on any issue. For instance, it would be
seen as a consensus if all Indians vowed never to encourage hostility among one
another. Then, with pride, we would announce to the world that we Indian
citizens had reached an agreement to uphold justice, brotherhood, and peace. In
our country, several castes, traditions, creeds, and faiths are practised.
Nevertheless, despite the disparities, a consensus on the establishment of
peace and tranquilly can be reached. This is the kind of agreement I'll talk
about in this essay and why it's important.
Everyone
who is conscious understands that teamwork raises the standard of any task.
Mutual understanding is amazing and extremely strong. No system in the world
can function without consensus. Conflict breeds weakness. The upshot is that the country where there is
no agreement is exceedingly fragile. Its flaw can be exploited by anyone. I
mean to say that there must be teamwork on a national level involving all
Indian citizens to spread peace and brotherhood and improve the standard of the
progress of the nation. If they don't waste their time fighting over their
respective beliefs and traditions, they will benefit the nation and make it
stronger.
Consider
the following example to better comprehend the benefits of consensus. A drop of
water has no status in your eyes. But when multiple drops of water combine, a
river is created. The more droplets, the stronger the river becomes. The river
then develops a force that renders large, strong boats helpless in its face. As
the river's level rises, so does its force.
Take
another example. It is impossible to tether animals with just one strand of
coconut bark. However, even a giant animal can be restrained using a rope made
from a number of barks.
You may
have heard the saying many times before: "Separate pieces of wood are
easily broken, but when connected together, they are very tough to break."
An ant is a
very weak animal. But as you are well aware, once an ant begins something, it
will always finish it. An ant cannot perform a task by itself; it needs
partners' collaboration and agreement in order to accomplish the job. When ants
work together, they can defeat and even kill large, lethal snakes.
Many people
working together can accomplish what one man cannot do alone. It is extremely
simple to comprehend that the nation in which there is no agreement is a weak
and crippled nation after bearing in mind the aforementioned examples. If its
citizens actively foster animosity among one another and make it their goal to
stoke the embers of conflict, their nation will never advance and prosper.
Intellectuals
are becoming more interested in a wide range of pointless topics as a result of
the current wave of instability and intolerance in our nation. The academics'
despondency at the state of affairs obscures the nation's successful goals.
It is
crucial to comprehend the role that consensus plays in establishing peace and
security. The quantity of colours in a flower increases its beauty. Similar to
this, many other religions are practised in our country. Our country is more
beautiful because of the diversity of its religious groups, including Hindus,
Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Janis, and others.
However,
during the past few years, there have been attempts to tarnish this lovely colour
of our nation. Particularly, there are initiatives to stir up religious
animosity. Justice and equality are being choked somewhere by religious
bigotry. There is bloodshed somewhere, and there is a thriving marketplace for
hatred. Religious intolerance is spreading from social media to public spaces.
Where is
our country going? The Supreme Court questioned recently. Every person who
values the nation asks the same question, and while there is a profound quiet
in response, everyone knows the answer deep down. The media has also avoided
its responsibilities. The media has chosen to follow a different path for
itself rather than exploring ways to address the problems and challenges that
the country's population are currently experiencing. Who hasn't heard of
antagonistic statements, stirring conversations, propaganda-based media
reporting, creating an environment against a certain minority, discrediting it,
influencing people's opinions against it, and provoking them?
But would
you kindly think about whether these trends will be better or worse for our
country? There is nothing to be gained, but it will be a loss for our dear
country since an atmosphere of hatred closes all barriers to advancement and
makes the country highly vulnerable.
We need
broad consensus across our country on this issue. The difficulty is what
exactly should be agreed upon. So pay close attention because the answer is
very simple. All people of this country must repeat their vow to abstain from
acts and words that promote animosity between religions. Every person must make
a commitment to himself to rid himself of hatred and foster an environment of
kindness toward others. In addition, they must respond to hate with love. They
must once more concur that they will now bring about peace, security, and
justice in the nation. It must be more than just a promise; it must also be
supported by actions. We can only claim to sincerely love our country if we
show respect and concern for its people; otherwise, we cannot make that claim.
In the same
way that a hadith states that the lover of Imaan is someone who adores
believers, neighbours and others, I too feel that the lover of a nation is
someone who adores its citizens.
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