“Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth. ”
-- Albert Einstein
Mahatma Gandhiji, India’s Father of the Nation, was a practitioner of non-violence and truth. He dedicated his life to the wider purpose of discovering truth. He was the first to apply the principles of non-violence in the political field on a huge scale. His life was a message — a message of peace over power, of finding ways to reconcile our differences, and of living in harmony with respect and love even for our enemy.
# 1: Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
# 2: What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?
# 3: There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no cause that I am prepared to kill for.
# 4: An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
#5: We must become the change we want to see in the world.
Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:
- I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.
- Mahatma Gandhi
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