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The Age of Peace

One of the most important aspects of all activity in the age
of peace will be that religion and violence will be practically
separated from one another. This separation will undoubtedly
usher in a new era of peace for humankind.
The media image of the present world is one fraught with
violence. But the situation behind the scenes is quite different—a
silent process is going on in the midst of apparently violent
activities. This process is taking history from violence towards
peace.

According to a report from the Stockholm International
Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), there are nine nations which
at present possess nuclear weapons. All these countries are
facing some problem or the other, but none has used these
weapons after the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki in 1945.
The horrendous outcome of the use of nuclear bombs marked
the final stage of violence. When the final form of violence has
been used, there are no more commas to violence left. A full-
stop is rather put to violence. It is therefore certain that these
bombs will never be used again. The utter devastation caused
by the use of nuclear bombs in the Second World War sent out
a message that the strategy of violence is no longer workable.
There is every sign that human history is marching from
violence to peace.

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