World Peace Day

If we need to make a change, first of all, we should change ourselves then we can make the change. Similarly, for bringing peace in the outer world, we should first make peace in ourselves. I love the way Buddha has quoted a statement on peace "We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves". This is really true we can't make outer peace until and unless we have peace within.  

When I hear word peace, the first thing or you may say the first name that comes to my mind is Martin Luther King Jr. who was an activist and pastor who promoted and organized non-violent protests. He played a pivotal role in advancing civil rights in America and has won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to fight racial inequality in a non-violent matter. King Jr was an amazing person who organized a non-violent protest and the "I Have A Dream" speech given by him encourage people that the time for equality is now. This guy fights with peace and had achieved his dream of freedom, justice, and equality. There are examples who peacefully protected and promoted human rights such as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and many more and they achieved their dreams. These famous icons are the perfect example of how can someone get their dreams to come true with peace. If in case any of the mentioned people have protested violently, the world would have been a different place today. Every person who has sacrificed their life to promote peace has first obtained inner peace and then they started promoting outer peace.

I want to ask a question to all of us that if these people have sacrificed their lives and achieved their dreams by peace i.e. inner peace, peace within themselves, then what we think who we are? Will we be able to achieve anything by violent? or Will we achieve anything without having peace within ourselves? They were humans and we are also the same. 

 I think it is crystal clear to one and all that nothing can be achieved or nothing can be changed until and unless we don't bring change within ourselves. History has taught us the same thing and that is 100% true and we should follow the same path of peace to achieve our dreams.

So on the occasion of International Peace Day, I want each one of us to promote peace as the most essential factor in human life. I request all of us to make inner peace first and then go for outer peace. On this day and every day from today, I want all of us to recognize the efforts of those who have worked hard to end the conflict and promote peace and wants each of us to end the conflict between ourselves and promote peace and work together. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY.!!