Terrorism
Violence Human civilization has come a long
way from the Stone Age. Yet man continues to be violent
in
his conduct. In fact, society has become most violent
today. A man cannot walk on the street without looking
over his shoulder because of fear of assault. Top leaders
of the nations are assassinated in broad daylight and the
murderers get away with the crime and brutality. Sanity is
a rare virtue in today’s helter skelter world. There are
several factors, which have led to this state of madness
and confusion. Rise of materialism, religious,
fundamentalism, communalism, casteism- all have let loose a
reign of terror and hatred. The world is enveloped by a
pall of
violence. It is evident that man has not learnt
any lesson from the two world wars which brought about
untold destruction of men and property Heroshima and
Nagasaki still remind man of the damage that was caused by
violence, war hatred. Having suffered so much, it was
expected that man will have learnt his lesson from history
and in future will rely on
peaceful means of resolving
issues. But alas! Violence is on the increase. In fact,
force and violence reign triumphant in every continent
today. Rise of communalism, religious fundamentalism have
made people intolerant, narrow minded and inhuman. It is
strange that today man is his own greatest enemy. By
unleashing the animal in him, man has become self-
destructive.
All human beings are embodiments of
God. Indeed, all creatures are manifestations of God. If
we respect and love God, We should also love his
creations. If this philosophy and outlook in life is
adopted, then violence will automatically be eliminated
from the world. World peace will then become a reality.
And a man can lead secure and peaceful life.