In the case of every problem man wants to search its root and is
not content until his search succeeds. Where and in what does
the root of violence lie? Geneticists will locate it in the
genes inherited from one's forefathers. It would mean that man
is helpless in the matter since he cannot control his heredity.
Psychologists trace violence to one of the basic Instincts.
Environmental scientists blame it on the general atmosphere or
circumstances surrounding a human being since his childhood.
Some philosophers attribute it to karmas. Thus we are confronted
with a plethora of views on the subject. If we pause and think
for a moment we find that each one of them is partial or one-
sided, though none of them can be termed wholly untrue. We must
take a holistic view. But even this might not provide the
ultimate solution. More serious thinking is needed. Each of the
theories based on genes, prime instincts, environment and karmas
has a more or less deterministic ring about it, which leaves one
both, pessimistic and