People who believe in ahimsa are special people. They have love in their hearts and they care about others. They teach people to respect and love each other. They make friends, not enemies. They know that the ahimsa was of life works. They want to show others too that it works.

A shout becomes a smile

Ram a Sweta lived on a quite street in Hyderabad. There were hardly any children to play with. So a holiday in Chennai with their cousins Ravi and Veena seemed very exciting. They knew that Ravi and Veena lived in tall buildings with many flats and so they thought there would be many children to play with. The building even had a large playground for children.

It was late at night when they reached Chennai. They went to sleep excited about meeting and playing with other children. The next morning, Ram and Sweta met their cousins at breakfast.

`Let’s go and play in the park,’ said Ram.

Who lives door? Are they your friends,’ asked Sweta excitedly.

`We don’t have any friends in these buildings. Our neighbors are such bullies,’ said Ravi.

`When we tried to play with them they hit us and called us names,’ said Veena.

Sweta and ram were shocked. They decided to do something about it. They went to the flat next doors with some flowers. `Hello, Aunty, we have come to invite you children to play with our cousins, Veena and Ravi, and with us,’ they said to the lady who opened the door.

`These children have come to play with you’, said the lady to her children, Beena and Biju.

Are you the cousins of Ravi and Veena shouted at us one day!’ said Beena.

Sweta understood what had happened. Both sides had been ru8de.

`Come with us’, she said to them with smile. `We can all be friends’.

`We are ahimsa people,’ added Ram.

`What does that mean?’ asked Biju.

`Ahimsa means not hurting another person,’ explained Ram.

`We too want to be non-violence people,’ Beena and Biju said.

They went to the park and all the children played together. Many other children from the building joined them. They all had lots of fun. Soon all the children in that building knew what the word ~ahimsa’ meant. They all tried to be ahimsa people. When the holidays were over, the children were sad to see Ram and Sweta leave.

`We have taught you the importance of not hurting others. We too are ahimsa people now. We will always remember you,’ the said.

Understand

Ahimsa people are peace –makers. They try and bring people together. They spread love and friendship. They use kind words and do kind things. They help people to be friend with each other.

There have been many famous peace- makers in the world. Gandhi, martin Luther king and Nelson Mandela are some of t5hem. If you look around, you will find peace-makers who are not as famous.

Every one of us can be peace-makers in our homes and at school. We can be kind and friendly towards others and we can help them to ne friends with each other.