International peace day celebration on 21st september'2021(Rational & ways).

                  

Only a few days are left to celebrate the international peace day'21. Roam around the world --from corporate to small start-up, from individual to the community or greater society, believe me, you will find the most wanted requirements of the hour--- "Peace" and more emphasis on celebrating world peace day.

   UN General assembly declared every 3rd Tuesday of September to celebrate the international peace day which later on changed as 21st September from the year 2001. It is a day to observe as 24 hours-non -violence & ceasefire day. It is the day when the peace bell in Japan is rung to send the message or theme of the year globally in support of maintaining peace.

  In this respect, it is needless to mention that every year there used to be a dedicated theme to celebrate international peace day. For eg:- theme was  in 

1.  2018-- "Right to peace"
2. 2019--    "Climate action for peace"
3. 2020---"Shaping peace together".                                                                                                                           And this year 
4.  2021---  IT is 'RECOVERING BETTER FOR AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD"

The theme of 2021 reflects necessary action to be taken in order to create a world that is not just & equitable & but also sustainable.  obviously, that effort requires shaping peace together to ensure the right to peace for everyone with emphasizing non-stop action on climate change to make our life possible to survive & the world sustainable.

 From last year our fight against the pandemic proved the requirement of being together & to believe in physical distances, not mental distances. Covid19 taught us to believe in cause & effect relationships & that science is over religion as saviour.  Sorcery, orthodox attitude still persists in the societal frame which is dangerous against humanism. Thus there exist rationals to the importance to concentrate on the international peace day celebration. The following discussion would make it more clear.

We have seen the interest of some powers around the world in expansionism, creating a debt trap culture, joining hands with demons for the self evil interest in the geopolitical aspect that also reflect the aim of expansionism.

  Don't forget the forthcoming "11th October" as(International Girls day) where through celebration we recognise the voice & rights of girls.

  Over the past few months, we witnessed the capturing of Afghanistan by the moderate Taliban 2.0. This moderate T-2.0 is conducting horror shows by arresting & beating journalists, covering the protest of Afghan women. This moderate T-2.0 didn't show yet the urge to form an inclusive Govt by the inclusion of women in the ministry.

 Around 1 m children in Afghanistan are facing severe malnutrition(UNICEF). 

UN warns that 97% population of Afghanistan will be below the poverty line. Apart from Afghanistan let's roam around the world to understand the lack of peace & inhumanity in our so-called civilised society.

  In India, recently brutal rape of a woman in Mumbai still makes us remember the attitude of male dominating society to consider woman as an object for satisfying their lust. 

 In a most developed country like USA-today's biggest problem is -affordability in healthcare(Src--pewresearch.org)followed by racism & gun violence.

 Still, vaccines against COVID19 are not accessible to many people who belong to underdeveloped & developing countries.

  Still 1 out of 9 people don't have access to clean & potable water across the world. Again due to the factors-- poverty, war, gender discrimination- 130milion girls are out of the schooling system globally(Src-malala.org). Over the world there persists-political conflict & war, terrorism, lack of Govt accountability & willingness, Political blame game factor, unemployment etc. These & other related issues are creating instability among the societal members & thus making the peace of the world -fragile.

  We have perhaps forgotten what is said--there is nothing impossible if we wish to make it happened. "peace " is possible if causative factors responsible for violence, instability can be removed.  Peace is possible if we change our greedy/self-centred attitude & learn to survive together by solving each others problems. 

peace is possible when we would understand the importance of it for the sake of our survival & make society equitable & sustainable.

 It is possible still to establish "peace" across the world by celebrating the international peace of day in the following ways(some among many) &  to take oath for joining hands to save mankind.

•  Dove is the symbol of peace. Through drawing, one can render messages related to peace to the people across the globe.
• Planting trees.
• Arranging peace education events in the community, school(online /offline maintaining covid protocol).
• Donating (as per ability) to Non-profit organizations that works for the underprivileged sections of society or helping directly.
• By spreading the peace- message on social media 
• Connecting people online & to plan for helping people to help themselves.
• Rendering volunteering services to educate children about international peace day through NGO's or service to the aged.
• Through minute of silence at noon & encouraging peers to be engaged.
• Be empathetic towards others & show gratitude.
• Practice meditation to control self & remain calm & help others to learn how to remain peaceful.
• Learn to control your reaction to stimuli. DALAI LAMA had rightly said--"Don't let the behaviours of others destroy your inner peace" 

"Peace can't be achieved by force. It can only be achieved by understanding"--Albert Einstein. Of course, that is true. Perhaps, for this reason, the UN had called for a high-level donor meeting for $600M  for humanitarian aids purposes in Afghanistan.

    I have forgotten to mention one main aspect of peace--a smile which we perhaps are missing in today's life.  Smile has tremendous power & it can bring everything & that's why Mother Teresa mentioned --"Peace begins with a smile"

  Throughout the last few months/year-we have lost so many things-- Lives, Jobs, the crisis in health & above all-- lost our  "peace". We have to regain it. Alone it isn't possible for one nation/country to bring it back whatever superpower it might have. Today world is known as a global village & coordination is required where a person from a hilly state of a country will extend his helping hands towards another person/community of a coastal area of other countries having problems.

  We must do this for the sake of our survival, for the sake of "RECOVERING BETTER FOR AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD"

     Impossible is the word found in a foolish dictionary and certainly, we are not in that category. We as human beings will try & let's start this by celebrating forthcoming  international peace day with the theme of this year--"RECOVERING BETTER FOR AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD"

 I must mention the great inspiring quote of Swami Vivekananda--"Harmony and peace!--- Lets things slowly grow. Rome was not built in a day"