uttam74
21st September 2004, 05:35 PM
Are you ready to Take Responsibility for Peace with Justice and an End to Violence?
Nobody knows, nobody knows exactly what is going on in Nepal. What many, many people really do know is that they want peace, peace with justice, peace for all, justice for all, an end to violence.
But how, can the cycle of violence be resolved?
It has to be helped by these 'many' demonstrating their passionate belief in the power of peace with justice. Demonstrating together, as the overwhelming majority of the nation, that their strength is in their togetherness, is in the logic of their, the belief that violence, for whatever reason, is not, and, and can not be, the ultimate solution to any problem; that violence to combat violence can only escalate the violence; that darkness on darkness does not bring light.
There is fear in the air, in the forests, the terraces, the mountains, the cities. This fear is not only the fear of being caught in the middle of the fighting parties. But there is the fear of being misunderstood by 'the others', by society, of somehow being thought to be 'taking sides', if seen taking positive action to demonstrate rejection of the violence and a desire for peace.
Nepal and all of us are in a time of great need, and we have to forget ourselves, act fearlessly in spite of our fears. We have to be fearless enough to take action, but take action together. We are 'the people', poor, rich, educated, uneducated, from the Himal to the Tarai, from the far west to the east, from all ethnic groups, all religions. WE have to work together to gain enough courage and strength to show our belief in peace with justice. WE are connected with no political group. WE are connected together only by our demand for peace with justice. WE need to show that WE, not the perpetrators of violence, are the soul of Nepal.
If yes try to understand by yourselves if not just live it!
Thanking you,
Uttam Tripathi
uttam_tripathi@hotmail.com
uttam_tripathi2003@yahoo.com
uttam_tripathi@mail2world.com
Nobody knows, nobody knows exactly what is going on in Nepal. What many, many people really do know is that they want peace, peace with justice, peace for all, justice for all, an end to violence.
But how, can the cycle of violence be resolved?
It has to be helped by these 'many' demonstrating their passionate belief in the power of peace with justice. Demonstrating together, as the overwhelming majority of the nation, that their strength is in their togetherness, is in the logic of their, the belief that violence, for whatever reason, is not, and, and can not be, the ultimate solution to any problem; that violence to combat violence can only escalate the violence; that darkness on darkness does not bring light.
There is fear in the air, in the forests, the terraces, the mountains, the cities. This fear is not only the fear of being caught in the middle of the fighting parties. But there is the fear of being misunderstood by 'the others', by society, of somehow being thought to be 'taking sides', if seen taking positive action to demonstrate rejection of the violence and a desire for peace.
Nepal and all of us are in a time of great need, and we have to forget ourselves, act fearlessly in spite of our fears. We have to be fearless enough to take action, but take action together. We are 'the people', poor, rich, educated, uneducated, from the Himal to the Tarai, from the far west to the east, from all ethnic groups, all religions. WE have to work together to gain enough courage and strength to show our belief in peace with justice. WE are connected with no political group. WE are connected together only by our demand for peace with justice. WE need to show that WE, not the perpetrators of violence, are the soul of Nepal.
If yes try to understand by yourselves if not just live it!
Thanking you,
Uttam Tripathi
uttam_tripathi@hotmail.com
uttam_tripathi2003@yahoo.com
uttam_tripathi@mail2world.com