International Day of Peace
- 21st September 2023 :: Interfaith forum for Peace and Harmony, Manipur -

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Let us make a gift of violent free day tomorrow to all our children in Manipur

Dear Brothers and sisters of Manipur

Members of Interfaith Forum for Peace and Harmony Manipur greet and pray for peace to all on this occasion of the International Day of Peace, 21st September 2023. One simple and honest way of observing this international day is to keep the whole day without any violence and tensions to allow all souls and earth feel at peace for our children to enjoy a day of peace without any fears and tensions in their minds.

We understand that many of you are engaged in the present conflicts in the best of your patriotic spirits making extreme sacrifices for the same goal, PEACE. Though peace is a word many do not want to hear when war is on, peace and security are the only gift you all would like to leave behind for your children to live with their immediate neighbours in this state.

You also know very well; Violence begets violence only. Continuation of violence against one another will certainly leave behind a tradition of mutually destructive violence and hatred for our children to inherit from us on both sides but that is not what we may like to leave behind for them.

Thousands of our children and women are suffering untold miseries in hundreds of relief camps on both sides. They are praying every day for the day to return to their happy normal lives in their homes and schools. The day has come to God answers their prayers. Let us all prayer together as responsible parents; brothers and sisters on this day, today.

We, therefore, appeal all of you who are engaged in the violent conflicts by making extreme sacrifices for the cause of your communities, to start making a Day of Peace as a Gift to our children on this day, the 21st Sept 2023, as part of our local and international social responsibilities.

Let is make the day tomorrow, the 21st September 2023 a day without any violence and tensions in Manipur.

Please join us tomorrow from where ever you are to spend the day in our interfaith prayers together for God’s blessings so we all are able to bless our children with peace and security in their life time.

Deben Bachaspatimayum
Convenor
IFPH
Interfaith forum for Peace and Harmony, Manipur