Their is an oft repeated phase put across by the scholars in one form or the other:
Shun the world and search for peace!
Look, what you what you disowned in the process, your very self.
The world as it is today, since its inception has seen innumerable geographical, demographical and idealogical makeovers. But, one issue which even today fuels the thoughts of religious scholars, political ideologues, spiritual preachers alike is the attainment of peace. This is one prized possesion, which entails far more envy than cash registers, which come a good second.
An individual appraisal might lead to different parameters and standards defining peace. Quite often, the young lot of every generation relate it, with living the prevailing culture to the fullest. Persons egged on by career upswing see the word coming in their ambitions taking the desired profile. For the elderlies, it is a forgone issue with the time ticking by and desperation creeping in. Each of such pursuant will have to revise the definition once they are past that particular phase. Peace is not a bequeathed property which can be categorised as per your interests and ambitions. It has to be earned.
Earned not just for academic purpose but one has to wage a battle against ones own self. The self which has been battered and left unattended in the past by our own deeds. And if it has been said, then rightly so, that one need not relinquish the world to see the face of peace. If somebody experiences delight and everybody does so, in the stillness of a lake, or sun feasting mountain ranges or the unexplored ravines, it is definitely justified. But the problem arises when one equates these pleasantries with peace. For, it is a very temporal allurement.
The moment your awestruck gaze is introduced to the continued nature of this process, you loose interest. It no longer remains a phenomenon. Unless you are devoid of any senses i.e. an insane person who GOD willing is at peace with himself, you are bound to do some introspection. A talk that can lift you above this haze. The repercussions might be slightly harsh in the beginning but one will have to move on with a gaurded conduct. A conduct which brings respect for the elders and youngsters, which smiles on every rebuttal, which justifies patience and perseverance, which is guided by truth and last but not the least provide a reason for every soul to be happy.
Qazi saad