You are a great voice of democracy and humanity from Macedonia. I am proud of your friendship. I feel honored and humbled on your commending comments on my writings, which promote rationality, humanity, love, justice and tolerance. Today, on your Facebook page, I have been much inspired to read your sentence. You have written:“
Enlightened man is the one who is just and good”. What a golden line. Through out my life through my poetry and articles, I have been preaching and promoting enlightenment. If people become properly educated, rational, humane and enlightened, the racial and religious feuds will automatically end. After my serious and deep study of world literature, history and religion, I have come to the conclusion that Humanity is the best religion. There is an interesting anecdote which narrates that once four persons belonging to different religions were quarreling. Each one of them said that his religion is the religion of peace and condemned the religion of others.
A man who was irreligious happed to pass by and saw them debating and quarreling on the issue of peace and religion. He said to them: “ My religion is the religion of peace, as I have no religion. If you all claim that your religion is the religion of peace, then prove it by peaceful means, not by fighting.”
Dear Bijjana Chelik,I appreciate your dedication to great ideals of mutual harmony between different nations. This is the age of science and technology. This is the Age of Enlightenment.
The religious maniacs like the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is playing the card of Zionism and indiscriminately and incessantly are shedding the blood of innocent civilians of Gaza/ Palestine. I salute the young students of different universities world wide, who are rallying against the genocide of the civilians of Gaza. Their voice is the voice of justice, freedom, democracy and humanity.
I am deeply shocked to watch some videos that show the brutality of the police. The way the young students, who are peacefully protesting are being beaten is undemocratic, inhumane and illegal. Shame on those rulers and people who support Israeli aggression. If we want peace, it will come through dialogue; it can not come through baton charging, tear gassing, incarceration and bestiality. If we want to stop Third World War, we must promote human rights and respect UN resolutions. Let the enlightened people around the world stand by these universal principles: peace, rationality, humanity, justice, equality and love.
Dr. Maqsood Jafri
