To Greater Kashmir

To Greater Kashmir, (Please do not change my words) If you think that my words are wrong do not publish the letter.

Dear brothers and sisters,

I am writing these lines in a car on my way to Jammu. A nice Kashmiri young man is giving me a lift. From him I know, that last year more than 200 young civilians were killed by the security forces within 3 months. How can we call this the act of security? The governments and the politics have been trying to bring peace for thousands of years, but they could only bring terror, fear and death. Politics in incapable of bringing peace to the world because greed and selfishness can only bring hatred, separation and war.

I have dedicated my whole life for spreading the message of peace and understanding. I am also traveling for a border-less world because borders and frontiers are not created by God himself, but the selfish and greedy human mind. Borders are separating people, yet all the holly books talk about oneness and togetherness. How can we achieve oneness with borders and frontiers? This is insane!

Dear brothers and sisters! We have to wake up before it is too late. We have to understand that Kashmir does not belong to Pakistan, it does not belong to India, but it doesn't belong to Kashmiri people either. Kashmir cannot be owned. Kashmir can be used by the people who live there together in peace and harmony. Please don't want to own Kashmir, and you'll have Kashmir. If you like Kashmir, come and live here, but for God's sake please do not to try to own this place. There are much more important things in life then owning a place. You say Kashmir is heaven on earth. No, it is not true. The beauty of Kashmir is heaven on earth, but the life there is rather hell on earth. If you like my country Transylvania, go and live there, but do not want to own it! You'll loose everything that you want to own. But if you give up on owning things, you'll have everything that you need. You will be the richest man on earth.

This wonderful young man is just inviting me to spend a day in his home., to have some nice Kashmiri food together. I had to refuse him, because of the permission (VISA), which say that I have to leave the country in less than one week. I would like you to be able to go to “my country” without any kind of permission and live there if you like the place, because my country is your country as well. God did not tell me that it is only mine, and nobody else can come and live there. It was my selfishness, my greed who decided to draw a border around it.

People! Politics has already proven that it cannot bring anything but separation and hatred between humans. It is your turn now! You have to make the big step forward. Hindus, please go and embrace your Muslim brothers and sisters. Muslims, please go and embrace your Hindu brothers and sisters. You have to find peace within your heart, so that there can be peace on the outside as well. Love and respect each other. Do not let any kind of authorities or religions to separate you from other human beings. There is only one religion, the religion of love and togetherness. There is no holy war. All the wars are “holy”, because everybody from his point of view thinks that he is fighting for the “good” cause. We only say the word holy to excuse ourselves, to lie to ourselves that we are doing the right things by fighting with others. War is war. There is no holy or unholy war. If you believe in war, you'll have to face its terror, its pain and you'll have to die in the war fighting with those, who just like you believe in war.

It is your choice! You can make a step now. You can make a step either to the right, or to the left. It is your responsibility! If you agree with the above message, please do only one thing: spread it with love, so the changes can start now. Please take your part, be responsible.

Kind regards,

The ambassador of peace: Attila