An Urgent Appeal for Peace, Wisdom, and Humanity

By: Anil K. Jain, FCA, President–Ahimsa Foundation India
 & Sr. Macroeconomist  (Mail: caindia@hotmail.com)

Dear God & the Creator of this Universe,     
If you were to speak to humanity today, perhaps your words would not be words of comfort. Perhaps they would be words of disappointment, frustration, and righteous anger.  You created a world of extraordinary beauty and abundance. You blessed humanity with magnificent mountains, flowing rivers, vast oceans, fertile lands, colourful forests, and an astonishing diversity of life. Above all, you gifted human beings with intelligence, conscience, compassion, and the freedom to choose between right and wrong. Sadly today, this magnificent creation has fallen into increasingly irresponsible hands.

A World Drifting Away from Its Purpose

The Earth, meant to be a shared home for all living beings, is rapidly becoming a battlefield of competing interests. Humanity appears to be drifting away from the values that form the foundation of civilisation—truth, compassion, justice, humility, and mutual respect. 

The institutions established to promote peace, justice, harmony, and peaceful coexistence seem unable to fulfil their original objectives. Many political, religious, economic, and social organisations intended to unite humanity have become trapped in rivalry, division, and the pursuit of influence.

Instead of celebrating our common humanity, nations seek supremacy over one another. Powerful corporations compete for control of resources. Political leaders compete for influence and strategic advantage. Religious leaders compete for followers and institutional prominence. Communities compete for identity and recognition. In this relentless race for dominance, moral values and ethical principles are steadily losing ground.

Humanity Paying the Price

Millions of people across the world continue to struggle for food, clean water, healthcare, education, and dignity. At the same time, unimaginable amounts of wealth are spent on weapons, military preparations, and geopolitical confrontations.

A Humble Appeal to God

Dear God,

Many of today's most influential political leaders carry enormous responsibility for shaping the destiny of billions of people. Among them are:

• Donald Trump of the United States,
• Vladimir Putin of Russia,
• Xi Jinping of China,
• Emmanuel Macron of France,
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye,
• Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel,
• Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran,
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine,
• Mojtaba Khamenei of Iran,
• Lai Ching-te of Taiwan,
• Kim Jong Un of North Korea

I humbly request that you awaken their conscience and remind them of the sacred responsibility entrusted to them. Help them understand that true leadership is measured not by the power one accumulates, the territory one controls, or the victories one achieves, but by the number of lives protected, the suffering prevented, and the peace created.

Let them remember that no political ambition is worth the loss of innocent human life. No ideology is worth the destruction of communities. No strategic victory can compensate for the tears of grieving families or the suffering of children caught in conflict.

The Special Responsibility of Religious Leaders

Dear God, the responsibility for protecting humanity does not rest solely upon political leaders. Religious leaders possess immense moral influence over billions of people around the world. Their voices have the power to heal divisions, promote understanding, and inspire compassion. Among the most influential religious leaders and spiritual figures of our time are: 

• Pope Leo XIV — Spiritual leader of  Catholics worldwide.
• Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew  — Spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• Ahmed el-Tayeb — Influential Sunni Muslim scholar and religious authority.
• Ali Khamenei — Political and significant religious authority within Shia Islam.
• Jagadguru Rambhadracharya — Influential Hindu religious scholar.
• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar —  Hindu spiritual leader.
• Giani Raghbir Singh — Highest religious authoritY in Sikhism.
• Acharya Lokesh Muni — Jain religious leader known for peace initiatives.

While many religious leaders speak about peace and harmony, the world urgently needs stronger, bolder, and more coordinated action. Humanity needs more than conferences, declarations, symbolic meetings, and photographs. Humanity needs leadership that delivers meaningful and measurable results.

A Call for Collective Moral Leadership

Dear God,

Please send a powerful message to every religious leader, regardless of faith, denomination, or tradition. History has entrusted them with a unique responsibility. Billions of people look to them for guidance, hope, and moral direction during some of the most challenging periods in human history. The world expects them not merely to preach peace from podiums and places of worship, but to actively build it through meaningful action and collective leadership.

Today, humanity is confronted by war, hatred, extremism, discrimination, environmental degradation, poverty, and growing social divisions. At such a critical moment, religious leaders must rise above institutional boundaries and stand together as one moral force. They must send a clear and united message that violence, intolerance, hatred, and conflict have no place in a civilized society.

Dear God, Inspire them to move beyond symbolic gatherings and ceremonial declarations. Encourage them to establish permanent mechanisms for dialogue, conflict prevention, environmental protection, poverty alleviation, and humanitarian cooperation. Let them work collectively, courageously, and sincerely—not for publicity, recognition, influence, or photographs, but for the welfare of humanity and the preservation of this beautiful planet.

The world does not need more speeches; it needs tangible results. The world does not need more divisions; it needs moral courage. The world does not need more followers; it needs more humanity. Let religious leadership become a force for healing rather than a spectator to humanity's growing crises.

The Greatest Lesson Humanity Must Learn

Dear God, 
Please remind humanity of a simple yet profound truth: no empire lasts forever, no political victory is permanent, no military triumph is eternal, and no economic power is invincible. Throughout history, great civilizations have risen and fallen, powerful rulers have come and gone, and mighty nations have eventually yielded to the passage of time. 

Help us understand that no individual, institution, corporation, religion, or nation is greater than the human family itself. Teach us that the true measure of greatness lies not in domination, wealth, military strength, or political influence, but in compassion, wisdom, justice, and service to others.

Remind us that rivers, forests, oceans, mountains, minerals, sunlight, air, and water are not commodities to be conquered or exploited without restraint. They are sacred gifts entrusted to humanity for responsible stewardship. Help us understand that the Earth does not belong exclusively to the present generation. It is a shared inheritance that must be preserved and protected for countless generations yet to come.

A Final Prayer for the Future

Dear God, 
The challenges confronting humanity are becoming more urgent with each passing day. Climate change is accelerating, armed conflicts continue to expand, natural resources are under increasing pressure, and trust between nations, communities, and individuals is steadily eroding. Humanity stands at a crossroads where the choices made today will determine the future of generations yet unborn. The world cannot afford another generation consumed by hatred, division, extremism, intolerance, and endless conflict. If this beautiful planet is to survive and flourish, humanity must rediscover its conscience and reconnect with the values that unite us as human beings.

Please guide political leaders to choose dialogue over confrontation, diplomacy over hostility, and cooperation over conflict. Inspire religious leaders to choose compassion over division, understanding over prejudice, and service over self-interest. Help citizens choose truth over propaganda, wisdom over ignorance, and responsibility over indifference. Encourage nations to pursue collaboration rather than domination and shared prosperity rather than narrow self-interest. Above all, remind us that every child born on this Earth belongs first to humanity and only thereafter to a nation, religion, ethnicity, ideology, or political system. Let us never forget our shared destiny and our common responsibility to protect this fragile world.

May peace prevail over pride? May wisdom prevail over power? May compassion prevail over hatred? May conscience prevail over ambition? May humanity prevail over division?

With hope, concern, and faith in a better future.

Anil Kumar Jain

President

Ahimsa Foundation
June 10th 2026