Passage 3

In English

When there is Peace there will be Divinity

India stands forth among the nations of the world as , with her loyalty and steady faith in peace and mutual cooperation for noble ends. America is the , ready with her weapons of incalculable destructive power. Russia is the , with her formidable might. India's strength lies in her adherence to . All other countries whose strength lies only in their fire-power can earn victory only when they surrender ultimately to the force of Righteousness. If we safeguard , in its turn will safeguard us. is the life-hood of . Where there is Love, there will be Peace. Where there is Peace, there will be Divinity. And, where there is Divinity, there will be Bliss. These are eternal truths; but, Indians themselves are losing faith in them and they have started ridiculing them and refusing to practise them. Such persons are insulting their own mother; mother, and mother-country have to be revered equally, according to the scriptures. You honour the mother by obeying her and fulfilling her wishes, you honour mother-country by paying heed to the age-long traditions and hoary ideals that have stood the test of time. No one honours a renegade. He condemns himself by denying his country. Do not therefore get involved' with borrowed ideologies, imported fashions or attitudes or apparels, and exciting notions of social behaviour. Youth, today, are ruined by this fascination for the false. Borrowed ideas cannot fit into the pattern of our culture. is the culture that has grown on this soil and best suited for maintaining peace and joy, in human communities. You cannot shine in borrowed feathers, for long. They can give I only temporary delight. So, do not distort or disfigure your culture by imitation or neglect.