Force is not a solution to man’s
problems.
End is not all that matters; it’s
the means that determine the worth of it. Getting whatever we want may seem
like the rule of the world but it is the willingness or the unwillingness of
the givers that truly decide the legitimacy or the futility of forceful taking.
We live in a society where “Might
is Right” is the adage that governs. If one has a strong backup, one becomes
almost invincible. If you want it, you take it; the tears that conceal themselves
behind the victim’s eyes are either ignored or unseen. But what can the victim
do anyway? Does he even have an option? Even if he decides not to give, it will
be taken; and not simply ‘taken’, he will be left only with few bruises if fate
decides to turn in his favor.
One thing which every living soul
testifies to is the fact that the society is never free of problems and that
the society as a whole strives to find a solution. Very often we see the
solution, we know the source of the solution, we even know the way to it but we
are reminded that time can never be mastered upon. An obvious fact which many
of us fail to notice or choose not to notice is the fact that whatever be the
situation force is never the solution.
History never betrays the
readers. We do not have to look beyond the oceans for an explanation of the
same. Gandhi and his non-violent means and the ultimate result of over throwing
an empire speak for itself. It is not that violence was never tried; they did
but met with the same response. Violence begets violence indeed. Our own
history tells us about the futility of resorting to force. We have a hope today,
however bleak it may be, of reaching a solution to society’s problems. We may
be rest assured that no force is being used and the positive outcome is
evident.
Resorting to forceful means is
not new to the world, it has its presence felt in the history of civilization
and it has yielded no positive outcome. In areas where it succeeded, it was at
the expense of the conquered; despotism and dictatorship was given birth to.
The world today seeks solution to the very same problem. It will be unwise to
even consider that a problem that resulted from force will be solved using
force.
The society is tired of seeing
history being repeated. The outcome is anybody’s guess. We search for a
historic outcome but all we get is a historic cliché. Let us set aside force
for a moment, who knows the solution may lie elsewhere?
