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Shalom - for Heart. Home and Habitation

by Nikesh Chandra Das
**Peace would not be achieved if we fail to consider all its dimensions. It should be seen from four dimensions, that are : 1) Our relationship with self; psychological, 2) Our relationship with the neighbours; sociological 3) Our relationship with the nature; ecological 4) And finally, our relationship with God; theological.
SH ALO M is a Hebrew ^word. It means peace. kJfrobably. peace is something that the world is desperately seeking today. In fact, we have been seeking it since long. But it is painfully true that the world has not been able to achieve it yet.
If we look back to history, we would see how peace eluded our every effort. After the First World War. the nations of the world hoped that goodwill would prevail among the warring countries and consequently peace would be a reality. But this hope was not realized. The same thought occurred in the minds of the peace-loving people of the globe after the Second World War and recently, after the end of the cold war era. Every time, the world has seen how peace has become a rare commodity. In fact, hatred and disrespect are now sweeping in about all the communities and nations of the world. All the positive human values are eroding rapidly paving the way for anarchy.
The whole creation is possibly at more risk today then ever before. We. the human beings, are insensibly being engaged in destroying the ecology of the
globe, ultimately putting the very existence of the whole creation at stake. Practically, the whole world is now groaning In pain.
But, why are we now engaged In such self-destruction? This is probably because of the materialistic approach of development. We are today racing for the materialistic gain without taking into consideration the long-term consequences of our action. Only economic gain is taking control of all our development approaches.
Against this backdrop. If we look into the life of Jesus we would see his whole life and deeds were dedicated to bring the good news of love and peace to the people of this broken world.
In fact, love is the precondition for any sort of peace; may It be at personal, social or national level. In Bible, we find Jesus as repeatedly talking
about love and peace. In the Gospel of Matthew (chapter 22, verses 37-39), we see Jesus is talking to the Pharisees about the great commandments. Jesus said. "Love the Lord, your God with all your heart . The second most important commandment Is : Love your neighbour as you love yourself. In John chapter (20. verses 26-28). while talking with disciples Jesus said. "Peace be with you". In Luke chapter 10. we see Jesus is sending out seventy-two people two by two He said to them. "Whenever you go into a house, first say. Peace be with this house '
In face, the core of Christian teaching is love and peace The message of Jesus' teaching is universal and a source of hope for all the people of the world irrespective of race, religion and national Its.
If we sincerely want to bring love and peace to the world, we
must take a holistic approach to any type of development. Love and peace (Shalom) should be in the centre of all our development approaches. Peace would not be achieved if we fail to consider al) its dimensions. It should be seen from four dimensions. that are : 1) Our relationship with self; psychological, 2) Our relationship with the neighbours; sociological 3) Our relationship with tne nature; ecological 41 And finally, our relationship with God; theological.
Today, all these relationships have been broken down. We. the people, are engaged in anti shalomic activities. As a result, the whole creation is in agorw
The creation of God is good and beautiful. It Is the responsibility of every human being to bring back the creation in Its right course While there Is no peace in families, communities, or national life, it is our duty to
play our own role to establish peace.
It s true that no human being alone can change the world In a day or a year. But. we should do whatever we can that are in our control, reach and limit. We should start from the Individual self playing a role in transforming our relationships with our surroundings — making It a better place for living.
In this struggle, we can get Inspiration from the life and works of Jesus. Jesus sets a unique example of love and peace that could guide us to wards making this world a better place to live in.
In establishing peace in the world, we should work in micro and macro levels of relationship. In the micro level, we should work within families and communities to bring them the ([ood news of peace. In macro evel. we should work with governments. and international institutions to help change the direction of their mechanism towards a positive end. For a healthy life and living, we need an anxiety free atmosphere . And to achieve this, we need to internalize the transformative power of Shalom' in our heart, home and habitation.