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A World without Borders

the concept of a world without borders is quite an
achievable target.
In a single sentence, I can say that a world without
physical borders may not be achievable, but a world
without psychological borders is quite attainable for
anyone who so desires it. There is no need for external
permission for this purpose: every individual can enter
into this state – by his own decision.

Let me illustrate this idea with a personal experience.
Recently, on a two-week tour to America, when I reached
the New York airport, I was asked to remove my shoes
during the security checking process. I willingly started
to remove my shoes. Once I had removed one shoe, the
security officer said okay with a smile and told me to
not remove the other shoe.
According to media reports, certain well-known
personalities of India have had similar experiences
during their visits to the US. They were offended at it
and registered their complaints in the press. Why this
difference? The reason was that I took the removing of
my shoes as part of a discipline, while others took it as
an instance of being insulted. This example shows that
the goal of a world without borders is possible. It can
be achieved only within a person’s own mindset rather
than in the external world.

If you have developed universal thinking in yourself,
that is, you consider the entire mankind as brothers
and sisters and take the entire world as your own, then
you have already achieved the goal of living in a world
without borders. You will take every incident at which

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