For a better social order
I must say that I could not agree more with Mr. Habibul Haque Khondker (October 8) when he talks about people hiding behind the veil of an exaggerated piety and calls it escapism which may guarantee personal salvation but would not help resolve the crises of our times. I consider both practises to be extremely selfish, but alas, none of us know quite what needs to be done. But at least we can try to reach out, through words and deeds, to those who commit the worst atrocities and to those who suffer the most, with the same message and mission: 'Live and let live' rather than either ignoring it or leaving it for greater powers to deal with. All of us have a chance to shape this world, and if I might add, perhaps manifest the will of the greater powers. Why relinquish it so vainly?"
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