(http://www.intervoiceonline.org)"Can you imagine, this is the same land where Gandhi was born" said the Reigning Geek. We were watching yet another movie where violence reigned. Yet another movie where the Gunda was the Hero. Yet another movie where the lady falls for the ruffian! And I stopped to think about Gandhi.
Then there was this topic in Sunday Scribblings today. Experiment! What a beautiful topic.. as I thought of the numerous experiments I have done in life, (nothing as profound as what I am about to describe now) I thought of Gandhi again. His words seemed to echo in my ears "...it is not my purpose to attempt a real autobiography. I simply want to tell the story of my numerous experiments with truth, and as my life consists of nothing but those experiments, it is true that the story will take the shape of an autobiography...",
My interest in Gandhi started in school. We had a lesson called "Truth and Confession". Apparently as a child Gandhi was misled by a friend and he ate meat and smoked without his father's knowledge. This was against his religion as they were staunch vegetarians. He even stole his brother's bracelet to pay for the smoke. Later, guilt ridden and unable to lie to his father, he wrote a letter of confession and gave it to his father. His father did not utter a harsh word, instead tears rolled down his eyes. And that is where Gandhi's journey of a Life of truth started. He kept his word till his death.
I was touched by this story. We (Indians) have all been brought up with stories of Gandhi and his non-violent fight for independence. We even call him Bapu (Father of the Nation). But that is not just what impresses me about him. I am really impressed with his conviction and determination. He stuck to the truth and non-violence. He believed in his conviction and determinedly fought for the cause without frustration. How many of us can claim that today?
Here is a must read for everyone Indian and Non-Indian alike. The life of this man in his own words. His Experiments with Truth. I leave you with an online pdf file of the book - The stories of my experiments with Truth - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
32 comments:
Preethi, this is profound and beautiful..loved this new look, is this a new blog?
u know.. this is the ONLY pirated book i own? a friend bought it for me, actually... for 30 bucks or something... and i still have it! :)
quite profound...
enjoy ur vacation... and stay in touch! :)
Impressive truly!
Tremendous - I love this post and am off to find the book. I downloaded a short piece about Gandhi today on LearnOutLoud - haven't listened to it yet...but it's not too late. Thanks!
Gandhi, the consistent and strong man...
A nice reminder Preethi. My dad gifted me this book "My Experiments With Truth" on one of my b'days. Though I never completed the book but he is an inspiration for every Indian :)
I've said elsewhere that Gandhi talked us how to behave, but not how to listen.
If we had, we'd all be behaving like that magnificent man now.
although my knowledge of gandhi is strictly what i have gleaned from the media and the movies,, he was a most remarkable man... as i age i cannot imagine the conviction he must have had to his experiment,, as things seem to lose much of their rabid importance the older i get...
i never knew that story abt gandhi and how he came to understand truth... kindness is often overlooked as a beginning to bigger things... something like pass it forward... thank you for sharing the book... i look 4ward to reading..
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u r so right...his conviction in his beliefs was unshakeable...swaraj had this in hi ssocial studies and he was very impressed by the dandi march...
at least... thanks to munnabhai, gandhi is back to being cool...
njoy u're vacation
Agree with you,
But would also like to focus on more.
I hate beggars and stop anybody i know from helping a beggar (except very very old or completely disabled)
I came across a guy recently who quit his job to study (he was not getting Sunday's off). I am helping him find a job
its not just about truth, the values we carry is more important. To be honest i have lied even though i don't like doing it. But sort of try to keep silent as far as possible instead.
(kinda thinking of making a post on this on my blog . . . soon atleast )
Its very true Preethi I love reading it
Preethi: This is one of the best books I ever read in my life. This book transformed to what I am today.
No wonder when Gandhiji was assassinated Albert Einstein said
"Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.
Preethi: This is one of the best books I ever read in my life. This book transformed me to what I am today.
No wonder when Gandhiji was assassinated Albert Einstein said
"Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.
Am I a Hindu... I have read the book Am I a Hindu, read it years back and loved it! This quote of Albert Einstein is so true.. it seems like we need to be reminded of Gandhi time and again these days and Munna Bhai was a revival of the Gandhism... However if we don't do something about it, the legend might be lost to the coming generations
What can I comment,its simply wonderful..several decades are over but the relevance to life even today,perhaps for the future too, stays..nice ma
TC
CU
Thanks for the PDf..Just happened to see it now
AM
you are so right preethi.. He is regarded as a founder of the Indian State for his leadership.
Nice Piece!
I read this a few years back...I am in awe of Gandhi...he was just THE most amazing man!
Hi Preethi...that was me who left the comment yesterday, my husband was logged in to gmail and somehow we got mixed up!
You must visit Mani Bhavan in Mumbai where Gandhiji spent close to two decades of his life. There's a certain aura you can sense walking through those rooms.
happened to drop here from Hip Hop Grandma's blog.
Thats a book worth reading. I was amazed with the conviction and the strong value-system he lived with. To him Truth was God and God was Truth!
Good information given by you.
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