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emotion that would reach even the last person of the society.
According to him, until and unless a heartfelt bond is created
with the entire society, all efforts in this direction were in vain.
He felt that the best way to solve all the problems is to create a
harmonious society which has a feeling of belonging to each
other, sensitivity for the society and close feelings for every
person of the society. To achieve social harmony and awaken
the innate energy of India, he said: “Do not forget that you have
ties of blood with people of the lower castes, the unenlightened,
the sweepers and the cobblers. They are your brothers. Be
fearless, strong and proud of being an Indian. Proclaim with
pride that you are an Indian and that every Indian is your
brother. Announce that every Indian – whether illiterate, poor,
Brahmin or backward – is my brother. Even if you have only a
loincloth on your body, declare that every Indian is my brother,
everything Indian is my life, every Indian God and Goddess is
my Lord.”

The only solution for the welfare of the nation is to be free
from social evils and adopt a harmonious way of life. There
should be closeness instead of rage. We must strengthen the
society instead of hankering after personal rights. We must care
for the entire mankind and not only ourselves. A harmonious
society will come into existence only on the basis of love and
good feelings towards others. Today when elements with vested
interests are turning society into a battlefield, let us decide:

Leave the battle,
Let us go towards harmony.
We don’t want to be soldiers in battle,
Let us become servants of harmony.