Global Oikosnet Leaders.
Dear Friends:
Greetings from ACISCA/OIKOSNET ASIA.
I wish to thank friends who have expressed sympathy and solidarity for the people who died and wounded in Mumbai terrorist attack. I appreciate your initiative. Thank you so much.
Let us all join and express our sorrow, sympathy.and solidarity with the people of India.
The terror attacks of 11/26 on Mumbai had aim not only to terrorize the Indians but the whole world as they had tried during 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The similarity is easy to identify. The terrorist selected major multicultural cities and tried to terrorize every section, irrespective of caste, religion, and race. The attacks are inhuman, mindless and meaningless. More than 200 innocent lives were lost including 20 valiant men on duty who laid down their lives. There is a mood of anger, frustration. The terrorist threat is not over. Indian home ministry warned of possible use of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons by terrorists. Biological attack likely in next 5 years, a top US panel said, identifying Pakistan as an area of "grave concern" due to terror networks, history of instability and its atomic arsenal.
The objective behind a terror strike is not necessarily retribution for perceived injustice being done to any particular community - as was the case with the serial blasts in Mumbai. That was ostensibly to seek revenge for the attacks on the minority community in various parts of India. Today, the terrorists have larger agenda, not limited to local regions, states or even the nation. They have gone pan-global. And terror strikes have assumed multi-dimensional objectives. One of the major objectives is obviously to send a message to the ruling establishment, and in effect to the rest of world, which is - don't mess with us, we are capable of inflicting massive damage.
It is high time for everyone to understand that violence does not solve the problem but merely makes matters worse. Today world needs peace. Peace demands a mentality and a spirit which must permeate us who wishes to bring peace. Peace is first and foremost personal, before it is social. Every one needs to cultivate spirit of peace and consider it has duty. The soul of peace is love. Let us keep our hearts in peace let nothing in this world disturb it.
Let us pray for India and world in its need, asking God to bring peace, harmony and progress. Let us pray that God's will may be done in the world. His purposes are deeper and wiser than anything we can imagine.
Friends, may I suggest to organize prayer meetings at our centers for peace in India and world.
God bless you.
Yours Sincerely
John Zechariah
Chairman ACISCA/Oikosnet Asia.
issa.zechariah@gmail.com
