Dianne Nagy
Real peace, progress possible with effort and participation
The Baha’i faith teaches that world peace is inevitable, and that ordinary people can do extraordinary things to help bring it about. If you look around the country, you will see that there are a growing number of people who work to bring unity to our diversity, and to build models of understanding, cooperation and collective action to overcome the barriers that perpetuate conflict and sabotage our progress toward social justice.
Social change needs spiritual dimension
Meaningful social transformation flows from spiritual awareness. A social order that ensures the well-being of all its members will not come about through the application of political prescriptions or technical recipes alone, however ingenious they may be.
Women’s freedom essential to society
Consider these riddles: – A man and his son were rock climbing when they slipped and fell. The man was killed, but the son lived and was rushed to the hospital. The old surgeon looked at the young man and declared, “I can’t operate on this boy: he is my son.
Fasting brings one close to God
We live in an age of instant gratification, where self-denial is alien to most people. In the land of plenty, observing a religious fast and practicing self-restraint deviates from the norm. Whether a fast involves simply giving up a favorite food, limiting oneself to a liquid diet, or completely abstaining from food and drink for a specified time, it flies in the face of society’s tendency toward self-indulgence.
The war in Iraq shows the need to form a long lasting world peace
With President Bush receiving the green light from Congress to attack Iraq, many are left wondering if world peace will ever be a reality. Let me assure you that peace is not only possible, it is inevitable. It is the next stage in the evolution of this planet.
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