What is in your Toolbox for
Peace?
Religion is the tool for peace. All Indian religions teach people
the lesson of peace and non-violence. I am going to narrate a story on this. This
is a very old story, more than five hundred years old. A king ruled over
Dholakpur. His name was Narendra. And his commander in chief’s name was Anand.
Dholakpur’s people were good and kind. They lived together in harmony. But the
king was very proud.
One day he gave an order to the commander in chief, Anand. But he
did not obey the order. Because he had a dispute with the king on some matter.
Anand clearly said to the king, “I shall not obey your order.” The king got
angry and said, “How dare you disobey me?” Both of them were angry and were
ready to have a fight. The king roared, “I will kill you.” And then he took out
his sword to attack. Anand only laughed proudly, “Ha! Ha! Ha!” He was proud of
his strength and was not afraid of the king. He said to the king, “Before long,
you shall be killed by me.” The kings struck his sword on Anand, but he
stretched forward his shield and saved himself. Then he brandished his sword to
hurt the king, but he dodged it. Both of them roared and tried hard to kill
each other. Both of them were expert in sword fighting and so the fight went on
for a long time. Then both of them were injured and their body started bleeding
from several places.
Now, from that lonely place, a monk was passing by. He was very
learned, kind and compassionate. He saw the fight and felt pity for king and
the commander in chief. He cried out, “Stop! O king!” Hearing a stranger’s
sound, both the warriors stopped for a while and looked around. They saw the
monk and suddenly they felt ashamed of their deed. They lowered their swords
and bowed to the monk. The monk said to them that if the king and the commander
fight among themselves, who was going to protect the country from enemies.
Moreover, both of them were well educated and had honour for religion. He asked
them how was it that they forgot to behave well. The monk preached them the
importance of peace and non-violence.
Both of them reconciled with each other and vowed never to involve
in petty fights, to be disciplined and work honestly for the welfare of their country.
Name: Khushwant Singh Gohil
Class 5
Session 2017-18
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