For most of us a walk would mean taking a few rounds of our apartment complex and social service would be putting up statements supporting a cause on our social media accounts. Sri M, a social activist has started the walk of hope, and aims at covering a distance of 7500 kilometres from Kanyakumari to kashmir. The aim of the walk, the sixty-six year old says is to spread the message of religious tolerance and harmony. I have seen that religion has been misused by people for selfish reasons. I feel that most religious conflicts are political, rather than religious. In the course of my travel across the country, I want to spread the message of peace and humanism. I have been thinking about such an endeavour for many years now. <\/p>\n
The walk was flagged off in March this year from Kanyakumari and Sri M and his team hope to reach Sringar by April next year. I feel that by walking you get a better perspective about society, meet more people and learn more. <\/p>\n
These experiences do not occur if you travel by car. I talked about this idea with a friend and with the help of some trusts I run, we embarked on the trip. We have about 60 regulars and many others have joined us and walked alongside at specific sections. <\/p>\n
Talking about the trip, he says, We walk for almost five hours a day and covering 20 kilometres on a daily basis. In the evenings, we take a break and spread our message among the communities. The walk had been very well received and has found support of people and politicians cutting across party and religious lines. <\/p>\n
Born into a Muslim family, Sri M was very keen on spirituality from childhood. I set out to the Himalayas and found a teacher, when I was very young. I stayed with him for a while before returning and getting a job, getting married and bringing up children. My interest in spirituality remained. The trip is an attempt to rekindle spiritualism and to spread the message of humanism. <\/p>\n
Post the trip, he plans to go into meditation for three months. I would want to spend some time on my own to think about the trip and reflect on how it had helped me. It is a very important aspect of this trip. If I do not reflect on this journey, all this work will go waste. <\/p>\n
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