Thursday, October 08, 2009

Gandhi, my friend.

"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?

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind".

"It has always been easier to destroy than to create".

"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for".

“Whenever, we hurt some other living being through our thought, utterance or action under non-cordial stipulation and non-apt learning, such an impure spirit or act of destroying life of some other one, including the impure tendency, utterance or presuming, is taken to be full of vice of violence. In such a situation, even if there is no sort of violence externally, it intrinsically remains a tendency of violence.”
As a situation opposite to violence is non-violence, we can firmly state, “Total non-violence consists in not hurting some other one’s intellect, speech or action per own thought, utterance or deeds and not to deprive some one of his life.” We can clearly say this in a few words as follows: Abstinence in toto from violence is non-violence.

Gandhi believed that all humans are susceptible to sinful actions and behaviour, and the worst of dictators were essentially the same despite the difference in their lives, beliefs and actions. Despite this, he held firmly that humans had no right to punish each other. He believed punishment to be the responsibility of God.

Some might say, in this dog eat dog world, what he does won't help. He will be bullied, taken advantage of and worst, labeled as a loser.

Being a winner means getting in front of everybody. Earning the most money, being the clever one, a top salesman, staying competive you might say. Thats the fighting spirit. But what have you gained? Its hard work being the top, and you have to maintain the ever stressful lifestyle you are having. Look around you. Slow down. Use your eyes to see. I would say being Gandhi then its hard work. Because he is different.

Be the change you want to see in the world. Thats you.

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