*Full
stop to Weapons*
Envisioning
Peace in the World
*Predicting wars,
Stocking Weapons*
If the nations can
predict wars and stock weapons, why can’t the same nations predict Pandemics
and equip themselves with medical facilities that can accommodate patients
during outbreaks. Yes, I can understand what do you feel after reading the
above statement, you would have thought it is easy to sit and pass comments,
but the reality is different.
I do agree with
whatever feelings you have about the statement made by me, just spend some time
on few more paragraphs to understand the rationale behind the above statement.
*Wars in the Past and
Present*
The world has witnessed
wars and invasion for many years, the net result was, death of people. The
soldiers were called martyrs and common men were called civilian casualties,
but the ultimate end was death.
After witnessing Invasion of India, two world wars, Apartheid
in South Africa, Vietnam war, War between India and Pakistan, war between India
and China, Civil unrest in Rwanda, Ethnic war in Srilanka, Attacks on Gaza
strip, recent Attack on Syria and list is endless, still the Nations are yet to
come to terms with each other to stop wars, the reason can be plenty but if
there is one reason to end the wars is “Humanity”.
The world cannot keep
losing its men on the battle field and its’ citizens for Arial shelling, we
cannot keep witnessing high end missiles flying with accuracy to hit the enemy
location with precision where a three years child’s body is torn into pieces.
We have seen enough of deaths in various countries in both the world wars,
these deaths should keep reinforcing us for creating a peaceful world and not
powerful nations.
Has the thirst for
upgrading weapons has ended? No, it has grown many folds, today countries like US,
China, Saudi Arabia, India, France Etc. have weapons which can wipe the human
race, what are these countries communicating to the world? Are they proving
they a superior than others? Yes, they are superior as per the definitions of
International bodies who rate them on military power, but in reality, they are
haunted with fear of being attacked. The mark of courage is being good, when
things are bad around you.
*Nation and Holy Scriptures*
If these nations
believe in their holy scriptures and the word of God, I don’t see any reason
they will keep investing their time, People, money and efforts in
manufacturing, trading and procuring weapons, by doing so they neither respect
their holy scriptures nor love the mankind. They are just old type of barbarians
dressed in suits.
*Military Expenditure*
Total world Military
expenditure rose to $1822 billion in 2018, representing an increase of 2.6 per
cent from 2017, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI). The five biggest spenders in 2018 were the United
States, China, Saudi Arabia, India & France, which together accounted for
60 per cent of global military spending.
The comprehensive annual
update of the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database is accessible at www.sipri.org (Stockholm, 29 April
2019)
*Impact of Corona*
Today Corona has proved
to be threat to the mankind and we across deaths every day. Countries like US
who has the best health care system is running short of ventilators and it has
started witnessing death, though in India it came later and we have taken drastic measure by shutting down the Nation,
but it doesn’t mean we are equipped to treat people, if the outbreak increases.
At this juncture, it is
the people who are sacrificing their income, struggling to meet their day to
day needs and majority are keeping their finger crossed about what is in for
them in the future.
The experts can call it
is a new normal, the government can announce package, but does it mean we are
good at handling medical emergencies? We need to think twice.
*Virus is an auditor
appointed by the nature to evaluate human preparedness towards pandemics*
and this is not the first time the nature has done it, has the world nation taken
lessons? Some nations have taken it, but many are yet to equip themselves. The
Irony is, Countries like US, India, china, Pakistan are getting geared up faced
the war, but today they have succumbed to a tiny virus, which has proved them
wrong on their stand on war & spending on weapons
Hope after this
outbreak world Leaders should come together with an agenda called Peace and
commit their action towards peace.
There is enough of
differences due to religion, ethnicity, caste and creed the time has come to
realise a grand truth that whether we are black or white, the blood is red,
let’s not see our children dying in Gaza strip, let’s not see soldiers battling
in Siachen the coldest battle point in the world
If there is one reason
why a gun should be used, is to bring down the terrorist and not the Nations.
*Remember, Sometimes,
it is easy to discuss border issues with enemy nations over a cup of coffee,
but it is never possible to discuss a Pandemic issue with a virus over a cup of
coffee*
*Redefining Nations*
The time has come to redefine
what is developed, developing, underdeveloped nations. A nation with large
military force, with insufficient hospitals beds should not be called as a
developed nation, a country with highest Defense budget, with insufficient
ventilators to save the human beings should not be called as developed nation,
a country which has insufficient medical facilities but has Deadly Missiles in
their borders should no more be called as developing nation.
A nation is for the
people and by the people. If the current world Leaders feels they are running
out of ideas to create a peaceful world, we suggest them retire peacefully and
handle the nation to Peace Lovers.
`*M.L. Narendra Kumar*
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