Thought of the day eleven

If we realize that wars are born in the minds of men, we would make greater efforts for peace of mind

Let us think about the pre independent India even before British invasion. There were so many small States/Kingdoms. Each one had a King and a few hundred populations. Out of the lot there were soldiers. When a King wanted to acquire the neighborhood kingdom, he used to wage a war by attacking the kingdom. This was resulting in lots of deaths and wounds. What was being achieved? The king one used to be king of the neighborhood kingdom too. Was it worth it? No one would dare to reply this question since the damage is done. King one was ruling the other kingdom too.

Just because the king one had an idea that he should acquire the other kingdom the battle took place ending up in deaths, sorrows, losses to the families of the warriors on both sides. Was it worth?

Those were the days when people used to be bloodthirsty. They thought that their life achieved their goal by winning the battle. What they lost in the bargain was not being thought. The peace of the land is lost, peace of mind is gone.

There were some kings who took a bold step to avoid battles. They used to stop the war at the cost of their children’s happiness. Whether their son/daughter liked it or not, the kings ensured the neighborhood king’s daughter/son is married to their children. The kids might not have peace of mind; but looking at the larger perspective this method worked for some.

In Ramayan, Ravan wanted to have Sita for himself. The possessiveness led to the death of thousands of warriors. Both the demons and monkeys lost their dear lives, making their family drown in sorrow for the rest of their lives.

In Mahabharat, Duryodhan became the cause for slaying of 18 akhouhiNi army consisting of people, elephants and horses.

The internal fight of Yadavas ended up in making thousands of women widows and thousands of children orphans.

The legacy is continuing even today. We have seen how neighbors fight, infiltrate to the enemy country and topple the tower of peace.

The terrorists are of another extreme. They use some stupid reason to destroy buildings, planes and in the bargain even people. The bereaved will be left to grieve.

The repercussion of a death of an earning member of the family ends up in searching for the livelihood. The hunger leads to fights, murders and loss of peace of mind.

Are these necessary? Can’t we live peacefully in harmony?

The people who think of war should be banished from the house, city and even country. The example of Yugoslavia ending up in three pieces can be thought of. The new border lines would leave the people in confusion. When someone crosses the line to meet his/her relative in the other part of the same country, it is not guaranteed that he reaches the other place alive.

So sad state of affairs..

Peace of mind is the state which everyone is eager to achieve, but do not give even a small try. It is not a commodity which you can buy from the market. The money can buy you facilities, equipment, even health (say a kidney or liver transplant) but peace of mind...never!

The same thing has to be achieved by us with a good amount of effort. We should think of having peace, put the required efforts and work towards achieving the same.

Looks easy... but will it happen that easily?

We should try and check!