A Citizen’s Cry…
(Dr Jayakar Ellis, President - Heart
Foundation, Editor- Heart TV, Editor - The Christian Observer and General
Secretary - National Christian Council, speaks to Dinesh Kamath)
Above Picture of Dr Jayakar Ellis
There is hardly any other country in the world than India
which has a great diversity of culture, religion, language, tradition,
community etc. People live and think in terms of their respective religions,
faiths and tongues, and seek to serve their selfish ends without thinking of
the national good. Such thinking is dangerous and is bound to lead to the
disintegration of the country in the long run.
The need of the hour, therefore, is to fight the forces
of disunity and disharmony and to work ceaselessly for the achievement of
national harmony and peace. Communal harmony is the coming together of all the
communities of the country and living together with a sense of brotherhood and
equality, irrespective of their caste, creed, religion etc. We should sink our
personal differences in larger interests of the country and adopt a common
approach to national problems if we want to achieve the laudable goal of
national integration and communal harmony.
Atrocities are being committed in our country, day in and
day out, in the name of caste, sect, community, social and economic differences
and divergent political veiwpoints. Extremists and terrorists who have let
loose the reign of terror in some parts of our country and have killed hundreds
of innocent and peace-loving citizens, are being lionised as martyrs. It is our
bounden duty, as patriotic citizens of our country, to fight tooth and nail
against these anti-social elements that are bent upon destroying the unity and
integration of the country.
So our goal is clear, to put a stop to the process of
disintegration that has lately started raising its ugly head and to accelerate
the process of communal harmony, solidarity and oneness that has recently
received a setback. How to achieve this is the main problem? We have to make
all our brethren feel that the whole country belongs to them, that there is no
high and low in our country, that there is no distinction between religions!
The meaning of Harmony is the combination of
simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect. So Let us
all join together this Independence Day to give a pleasing environment to our
city and nation! Happy Independence Day…
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