Write a précis of the following passage by reducing it to 1/3rd of the original passage. 

There is a fatal imbalance between what man is and what he wishes to be. This discord is responsible for our unrest. We talk like wise men but act like lunatics. We cannot prepare for war and at the same time for a world community. We are tormented by inner uneasiness and pangs of conscience. The warring sides of our nature require to be reconciled. If, we are to defeat fratricidal tendencies in us, we must break our self-will, the pride of egoism, which is widespread in all sides of our life. In man, there is always an urge to self-transcendence, but until it becomes absolute unselfishness, narrow loyalties and destructive rivalries will prevail. The unrest in the world is a reflection of our inner disharmony.

 People are saved not by their military leaders or industrial magnates, or by their priests and politicians, but by their saints of implacable integrity. Religion is the discipline by which we are helped to overcome the discord in our nature and integrate our personality. If, we reflect on the history of religious development, we will be surprised at the amount of intellectual ingenuity, passion and zeal spent on the task of defining the Supreme, to which silence or poetry would seem to be the most appropriate response. Self-righteousness breeds fanaticism. None but fools and  fanatics are quite certain of their views of God with crusaders, there is no arguing.

 Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, neither master nor slave. They are all citizens of the one commonwealth, members of one family. A truly religious person cannot hold back but should lead. He cannot remain silent, when he should speak up. He should not compromise, when he should stand fast. Ethical values have relevance to social facts. We must face up to the ugly facts of sin, pride and greed.

Human nature is essentially good and it is opposed to tyranny, injustice and authoritarianism. Religion appeals to the hearts of men to root out fear, guilt and faith in force. The tradition of tolerance, not merely in a negative, but in a positive sense, that is an appreciation of other faiths, has been with us for centuries. Tolerance is not apathy, but is conviction without condescension. Aggressiveness is not an essential part of human nature. Combativeness can be replaced by meekness and gentleness.  The Cross indicates that the love, which suffers is more powerful than the force, which inflicts suffering. ( 411 words)

By: Abhipedia