Mohandas Karmachand Gandhi
Today is the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhiji as he is famously known is the Father of our Nation. He is the true example of will power. In todays world none of the leaders are able to resolve many of the issues that the country faces, border conflicts, political dramas, goondaism... I wonder how this man with the choosen path of 'Non-violence' together with a mass of illiterate people was able to win over the British East India Company and bring back independence to the country. Sure he saw the destiny when he started his 'Sathyagraha'.
So much we have grown, we are a nation with great computer engineers, techno savvy people, globally prospective market, all set the take over the world. But even after 58 years after independence, we are still fighting.
- fighting for cross-border terrorism
- fighting against poverty and uneven distribution of wealth
- fighting against rapid depletion of natural resources
- fighting against growing population and the mounting pressure due to that
- fighting against corrupt politicians with whom we rely again to rule the country
- and more ...
One thing is clear, we are still not there. We know what we need, but we dont know how to get that, and many of us dont see the urge to achieve the need. It all clearly says that we need a leader - a leader as powerful as our Father of Nation to lite up the fire.
"Freedom is like a birth. Till we are fully free, we are slaves. "
But is it worth sitting idle to wait for such a leader to come up? No, it is in the hands of every citizen to wake up and feel the need. Rather it is in the hands of the todays generation where the future of the country is. Think what is good at this hour, think big and work towards it - day & night. Have patience, don't stop what you started and I am sure we will head towards destiny.
"God created man to work for his food and said that those who ate without work were thieves."
Quotes are from the Book: Epigrams from Gandhiji
3 comments:
Another Gandhian.. Are you a kind of person who shows other cheek, if I slap you on one. How practical is it? He is the one who destroyed India, and people like you glamoraize him as father of the nation, insted he should be called f**** of the nation.
How in the world could it be possible for person who did not have a good realtion ship with his wife and son do some thing good to his country.
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Unfortunately in india, many of those(politicians and media) who are praising gandhi are not following his ideologies and use him as a mere formality.
There is one message that I always try to remember from Gandhi...
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
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