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Maintain the Historical Status Quo

historical process; they cannot be brought into existence
simply through political activism or agitation.

Peace is a positive state of affairs which can never be
brought into being without positive planning. It does not
come into being in a society all of a sudden: it requires
wisely thought out, long-term efforts.

This is a historical reality. Accepting the historical reality in
this regard will help in acceptance of the status quo, while not
accepting this reality will lead one to try to change the status
quo, which can never happen.

Peace is a positive state of affairs which can never be brought
into being without positive planning. It does not come into
being in a society all of a sudden: it requires wisely thought
out, long-term efforts. War, on the other hand, is a negative
event, which can take place without any kind of planning.
Those who have the desire to establish peace in society must
bear this point in mind, otherwise their efforts will be in vain
– they will never fructify.
Trying to alter the status quo is not fighting against other
human beings. It is rather fighting against historical laws. No
person or group is so strong as to wage a war against history.
Accepting the status quo is to accept history, whereas to try to
change the status quo is tantamount to waging a war against
history. In such a situation, a person has only one option, and
that is, to accept historical realities and peacefully plan out
his course of action, making use of whatever resources are
available to him.

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