The South Asian: Pakistani, Indian Peace Activists Fast at Rajghat

August 13, 2005

Pakistani, Indian Peace Activists Fast at Rajghat

Over the last week, peace activists from India and Pakistan have joined together to remember the victims of the bombs in Japan, create greater awareness within South Asia and urge people’s representatives in India and Pakistan for greater efforts for lasting peace in South Asia.

Gathering, on August 10th, for a symbolic fast for a greater peace and visa-free borders in South Asia, activists from India, Pakistan and Nepal joined Japanese monk Sekuguchi at Gandhi’s Samadhi in Rajghat.

Pakistani delegates stressed on how histories in both countries have been biased with one side focusing only on a certain set of leaders from the pre-independence movement while demonizing the others.

One political science teacher, visiting with the delegates, says he will use this opportunity to take history books from India so that he can share it with students and friends in Pakistan. Different perspectives are after all necessary as we seek to know each other.

After the gathering at Delhi, the Pakistani delegates traveled to Agra where they were given a huge welcome by citizens of Agra. Organizations, students and other individuals came out in large numbers to welcome this delegation on Delhi-Agra highway.

Students were remarkably pleased to meet this delegation. One of
them, Rajesh Kumar, doing his graduation from Agra, said that he never expected that he will go along so well with Pakistani people of his age. He said that one of the most striking thing that has stood out is that music as well as spoken language, is so same.

One old person, Girja Shankar Pandey, who owns the nearby tea stall, said that governments spend huge amount of money on building up an infrastructure for defense. He pointed out that his biggest concern everyday is not national security, but his own security, and whether he will be able to feed his family of five.

Drinking water, sanitation, food security, preventable diseases and primary healthcare, and others are some of the areas where money is needed to "SAVE NEEDLESS DEATHS", and not weapons, said he. These concerns remain the same whether the people of India are asked or people from Pakistan.

The members of Pakistan delegation, especially those who were visiting the majestic Taj Mahal for the first time, were visibly mesmerized. They had longed to see this marvel of humankind.

They will proceed to Lucknow tonight, where a series of activities and engagements are already waiting for them.

Posted by collective at August 13, 2005 06:20 PM

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July 18, 2006 My friends and fellow human beings, I am pleading that from 11:45 p.m. July 31st until 12:15 a.m. August 1st that everyone in the international community shut everything off except their porch light, then light a candle and go outside either by yourself or in a group. Then for 30 minutes, create a unity of silence for peace, or do a chant, or a prayer, or sing a song, or do some qi gong, meditate, do some woo-g-gong, do them all, or get creative and create your own cry for peace. The reason for the dates I choose, are as follows, the first one is to create an end to the violence and chaos, destroying our humanity. The reason for the second one is to show we are being blessed with a new day, a chance for a new beginning, another chance to create ultimate peace. The reason for the lighting is simple, to light the way for peace. I fear we are on the brink of World War 3, and if we do not stand together as human beings creating one whole to send the message we are for peace and will not allow you to continue your rampage of chaos, in your attempt to divide us. We will be well on our way to World War 3, as it seems that war is becoming a first course of action, instead of last, or my personal favorite, not at all. We need to send a strong message to that intent on creating the end. So please I beg you all to hold on tight to your humanity, let no one weaken or take it from you, it is yours-you own it. No matter what happens in those 30 minutes, or anytime after that, the only response will be one of peace. Every time we counter act with violence we add to the destruction of humanity, as well as help chaos grow. If challenged, close your eyes, take a deep breath, as you exhale say come what may-I am standing for peace-come what may we will greet with nothing but peace. If you still feel the need to respond, by all means do so-by digging even deeper inside you so you can turn up the volume on peace. Whatever you do, do not allow them to entice or trick you into relinquishing your humanity, adding to their chaos, taking your goal for peace from you, will it be hard to do, probably, impossible, no. These masons love to rule and feed off of chaos, the only intervention is a unity of peace, so that we must become, if we want to restore the world to the peaceful state the majority of us desire. Please pass this message on as it has a lot of people to reach-and needs your help to reach them. Then when the time comes PACIFIC TIME, join in with the rest of the world for 30 minutes combining all that is in your heart with every ounce of your passion to help create a great force through silence, prayer, chant, qi gong, meditation, woo-g-gong, song, whatever you choose fill the atmosphere, at the same time release your anger as it will transform into good and allow forgiveness, it will leave very little to no room for war or the end. We need to create a good so strong that it alone will reset the Dooms Day Clock, giving us more life than it ever did being set by man. It is time for all of us to put our differences aside, remember it is our differences that make life so colorful and worth living. For if we were all the same-think how boring life would be, a never-ending monotony in itself. It takes more than just lumber, or just glass, or just nails, to build, it is the same for humanity, it takes all of our diversities to build a strong, proud, accepting, tolerant, understanding, and peaceful community for humanity to flourish. So united we must stand, because divided we will fall. And they depend on us being divided, even if they have to do the dividing, but only if we allow it. I however am intent on keeping us united, the greater our understanding of one another becomes, the stronger our humanity will become, creating all of us together as one unwavering force of humanity. MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU – NO MATTER WHO YOUR GOD IS. Please even if you cannot respond or act as requested, or even if you will, either way, please pass this information on. It would be greatly appreciated if those with the knowledge to translate this to other languages would do so and pass it on, as it has a lot of ground to cover, I have faith that if all of us unite, the ground will get covered, and a miracle will take place-the miracle of peace and love, as it will over whelm all intent on dividing us, then from this day forward, question anyone who wants to plant a seed of hate. I know of no one that wants their family involved in war, because of that I know our chances of creating one world using all of our diversities to create one humanity will allow the birth of world peace for all.
Posted by: Clifford S McBride on July 31, 2006 02:28 AM

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