It can be easily realized that you cannot change the world. If at all you want to change the world it is better you change yourself. The violence shouid be effectively covered by peace.  If the violence is left at its own, it will spread like wild fire. You can spread love to others by first loving yourself.

It is said that you should love your neighbour in similar way as you love yourself. This is important, because if you don't love yourself you may not realize the pain of your neighbour.

Love is not to be for the sake of words it is associated with your all deeds. More over love should be all encompassing and should cover all the relationships. Here we only love ourselves or where our own personal interest lie. It is a fact let me assure you, if you dont agree with me just ask yourself and you will get the answer and if you dont get the answer even by this just start visiting forum sites, nobody changes his opinion and agrees with others especially on controversial topics. Loving a particular inndividual may he/she is wife, husband, parents or children is what we do in routine. Even in broader perspective if we see that loving own country, religion or any material thing forms part of personal interest. The most important requirement from all of us is to love humanity, mankind and if you love God then love everything on his Earth you look around. More important is that love is not reflected in ‘doing' something but in ‘being' something.

The point to remember for all of us is to change ourselves to maintain peace in the World by getting away from personal interests and coming over to other's interests. Stop thinking that we are right, sometimes others are right as well.

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