Dear
Victims of the Partition-related Violence in South Asia
The
mass murder, rape, pillage and suffering that
accompanied partition of British India in 1947
have left deep scars on the psyche of the people of India,
Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Tens
of thousands were killed, raped and maimed and millions were
displaced in an immense
human tragedy that continues to poison our discourse and feed mutual
suspicions and hatreds.
Therefore,
we, the members of the Association for Communal Harmony in
Asia (ACHA) and other
who have signed below, believe that the time has come for all of us
together to condemn, without
distinction, the insane orgy of violence and intimidation that marred the great
human divide of 1947.
On
the 60th anniversary of our Independence,
we remember that dark chapter in our history so as
to
ensure that these tragedies will be neither forgotten nor
repeated.
We
hope that coming generations will learn from this man-made
calamity and turn away from
divisions based on religion, ethnicity, national origin or caste.
We
undertake to shun the political use of religion and
communalism.
We
regret that our forebears, the colonial British
administration and the successor governments
failed to prevent the tragedy, punish the perpetrators and/or
apologize to you and your families.
In
the spirit of harmony and goodwill among the people of South
Asia, and to help build a new
South Asian present and future, we grieve together for you.
We offer our deepest sympathies and
most solemn regrets
to you and your families.
We
are sorry!
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Affirmative
Statements of Peace & Harmony
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DAYS TO PEACE CALENDAR
August
14 through the U. N. Day of Peace on September 21, 2007
August
14 Let there be peace in Pakistan and in its
neighborhood, and let it begin in my heart.
August
15 Let there be peace in India and in its neighborhood,
and let it begin in my heart.
August
16 Let me be an expression of peace and goodwill
everywhere.
August
17 Let all of us be united in mutual respect.
August
18 May I have the courage to make peace in my
heart, in my family, in my neighborhood
and in my place of work.
August
19 Let me have the strength to radiate love.
August
20 May I recognize and grasp the magnificent
possibilities of today.
August
21 Let me be the very love I wish to see in the
world.
August
22 Uniting with those around me, let me speak and
act from within the love that unites us.
August
23 Let world peace become a reality, one heart at
a time.
August
24 From the love in my heart I contribute to a
consciousness of global peace.
August
25 May the leaders of the world be blessed.
August
26 In the calm of meditation, I am immersed in
peace.
August
27 Through an outpouring of cosmic love, there is
peace in the world.
August
28 I bring peace to all that I touch.
August
29 With every breath, I am contributing to world peace.
August
30 I bless the world with acceptance,
understanding, compassion, and peace.
August
31 Declaring my oneness with all life, I radiate peace.
September
01 I envision world leaders uniting humanity in peace.
September
02 Uniting with others in thought and action, I
work for the good of humankind.
September
03 Guided by this spirit of love, I make peaceful
decisions.
September
04 I give thanks for the earth as the peaceful home of
all.
September
05 Love unites us all in a circle of peace.
September
06 I cradle the world and all people in my love.
September
07 The power of love watches over us all, wherever
each one of us happens to be.
September
08 I accept these gifts of peace and share them with
all others.
September
09 I am united with all others in love.
September
10 A river of peace flows deep and strong throughout
the world.
September
11 I bless the world in my own unique way.
September
12 From the love in my heart, I understand those
around me.
September
13 I am a peace maker; I establish harmony and
peace in my life and in the world.
September
14 May I be blessed with generosity, peace, and
compassion.
September
15 Immersed in liberating, unconditional love, I
forgive myself and others.
September
16 In tune with universal love, I enjoy life and
experience harmonious relationships.
September
17 In the sanctuary of universal love, I experience
absolute peace.
September
18 I am one in spirit with all people. Peace prevails
in my heart and in the world.
September
19 Thought by thought, I create consciousness of peace
that blesses the world.
September
20 I celebrate the life, love, and peace within me and
within the world.
September
21 United in a powerful network of all who are joined in
love, I pray for peace within me,
around me, and in the whole world.
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