Inscription: His sacrifice, our liberty!!
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, a stubborn old man, miraculously gave India peace and freedom with the power of the spirit (truth force).
"Humanity can only get rid of violence through non-violence, and overcome hate through love."
[Father of Indian Independence]
August 14, 1947, was the day when India declared independence from British colonial rule. At midnight, in the capital of the country, a grand founding ceremony is being held. However, among the people standing on the rostrum, there is a person who should not be missing, because he is the one who has contributed the most to this day, and he is also the soul and banner of the national independence cause. Where is this person at this time?
Avoiding the jubilant hustle and bustle of the whole country, this unremarkable old man with a short stature and a weight of only 52 kilograms is always wrapped around a piece of home cloth "mopping the floor" made of yarn spun by himself. In a slum area in Calcutta, after spinning the cotton yarn that must be spun every day, he lay down on the ground on a mat made of coconut leaves and fell asleep quietly. Beside the sleeping old man, there were a pair of clogs, a copy of Bhagavad Gita, a pair of false teeth and a pair of iron-rimmed glasses.
[Non-violent non-cooperation - poverty is the worst kind of violence]
Gandhi's philosophy and non-violent non-cooperation (satya, ahimsa) ideas are heavily influenced by Bhagavad Gita, Hindu beliefs, and Jainism.
"Non-violence (Ahimsa) is the only true force in life."
"Man can only be free from violence by non-violence, and hate can be overcome by love."
"Impurity of the means necessarily leads to the impurity of the end."
"The ideal of non- violence A violent state would be an orderly anarchy."
1. Nonviolent resisters should not hate their opponents in their hearts;
2. Question must be real and substantial;
3. Nonviolent rebels must be prepared to suffer to the end.
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most shocking scene in the movie appeared in the long line of workers in the Indian salt factory, facing the British law enforcement officers with long wooden sticks, one after another: one line fell, another A row followed up, no one fought back, only the sticks fell, and the blood stained the soil...
It is hard to imagine what kind of power supports these people, these oppressed and humiliated people, without complaint or complaint Remorse, confront bloody tyranny with pious eyes, shun violence spiritually, and believe that freedom and peace can be achieved by it?
Gandhi said: "An eye for an eye, the world will only become more blind."
Gandhi said: "A nation is born out of suffering."
Gandhi led people to choose to endure, and chose to sacrifice nonviolent resistance in exchange for peace and peace. free.
They get rid of hate with love.
I can only admire and sigh with admiration and admiration for the golden horse who thinks that "power emerges from the barrel of a gun": our neighbors, the same ancient civilizations, chose a path like this in the arduous journey from power to independence and autonomy." The road of detachment.... Their success may really be unrepeatable and "utopian", but behind this, there is an unusually powerful spiritual force of a nation (truth force) , This kind of power has shaken my heart for a long time.
[Hunger strike]
Hunger strike is one of Gandhi's "political weapons" to prevent violence.
On May 8, 1933, Gandhi began a 21-day hunger strike to protest the British government's oppression of India. In the summer of 1934, he went on three more hunger strikes.
On March 3, 1939, he went on hunger strike in Mumbai to protest the dictatorship of India.
After India became independent in 1947, in order to stop the violent killings between Hindus and Muslims in the country, 78-year-old Gandhi went on hunger strike again to quell the resentment of the people.
What is touching is that whenever the Indian people are red-eyed with foreign enemies or cannibalism, Gandhi's resolute hunger strike can always gather their attention and affect the originally kind part of their bodies-they put down their butcher knives and began to pray. , praying for their spiritual leader to eat again. It's like a child who has done something wrong, begging for forgiveness from their parents.
In a sense, Gandhi, like Jesus, tried to use his own sacrifice to defuse the brutal sins of the crowd.
[Ascetic-style life]
The ascetic-style personal self-denial life system pursued by Gandhi includes vegetarianism, celibacy, meditation, abstinence, not speaking for one day a week, giving up Western-style clothes and wearing traditional Indian clothes made of native Indian cloth, spinning with a spinning wheel Yarn, participate in labor.
He is a strict vegetarian, believing that a vegetarian diet is sufficient to meet the minimum requirements of the human body. Gandhi had hoped that meat would give Indians the power to defeat British rule. But after he opted for vegetarianism, he realized that even after the power of the body had been defeated there was still another force that could end British rule - nonviolence. After he was determined to seek this moral force, he began to study Christianity, Hinduism, and other religions of this world. He soon discovered in his research that "renunciation is the highest form of religion." The pursuit of renunciation became his highest goal, and he happily pursued it as the basis of nonviolence. Vegetarianism was his first source of this power, as it was a form of self-control, and fasting as an extension of vegetarianism later became his basic symbol of self-control.
Gandhi did not speak one day a week. He believed that silence brought him inner peace. This comes from the power in Hinduism that comes from "silence" (mouna) and "calm" ("shanti", Sanskrit transliteration.). He
communicated by writing on paper in silence . For three and a half years, beginning at the age of thirty-seven, Gandhi refused to read newspapers. He considered the tumult of the world worse than the restlessness of his heart.
【Frustrated in old age】
After World War II, Gandhi wanted India to be independent and become a complete country, but in the end, for India's independence, Gandhi accepted the plan to separate India and Pakistan, and Pakistan became an independent Muslim country. On the day of the handover, Gandhi did not celebrate the independence of India, but grieved partition alone in Calcutta.
In the face of intricate religious contradictions and sectarian conflicts, Gandhi called for unity. He maintains that Hindus and Muslims are peacefully within the concept of a country or even a nation. No matter what kind of believers, they are all friends and brothers, and they have the same good wishes that everyone can repair and rebuild their homes.
He used his broad mind to appease and stabilize people's hearts, helping them to abandon their former hatreds, "rekindling the fire of friendship" and "driving away the demon of religious prejudice". In order to "open the heart of understanding and influence every moral nerve of the opponent", Gandhi decided to use the weapon of hunger strike again to stop the fight between the leaders of India and Pakistan in Kashmir. On January 13, 1948, he began a hunger strike.
At this time, Gandhi was sad. He devoted his whole life to bringing peace and freedom to India, but all of this would be disrupted by religious and sectarian disputes, and this time, the power of hatred was stronger and deeper. He's afraid he can't do anything about it.
[Death of Violence]
On January 30, 1948, Gandhi, who had just finished his hunger strike at the age of 78, was accompanied by his followers to attend a prayer meeting. When he entered the meeting, Nathuram, who had been hidden in the crowd, walked to Gandhi. In front of him, while bending over to say hello to Gandhi, he quickly took out his gun and fired three shots against Gandhi's thin and bare chest. The red blood stained his pure white cloth. Gandhi covered his wound and made his final voice: "God, please forgive this poor man."
The whole country of India was suddenly immersed in grief and sorrow. Sad over the Nehru (Gandhi most sincere friend) delivered a speech to the nation: "Light of our lives disappear, is full of darkness I do not know what to say, but do not know how to express ......."
Although Gandhi He was nominated five times between 1937 and 1948, but he never won the Nobel Peace Prize. Years later, the Nobel Committee publicly expressed their regret.
After Gandhi's death, his deeds have been widely criticized.
The example of the British Empire, Churchill once said: "To see Mr. Gandhi, . , but became famous."
On the contrary, Einstein commented on Gandhi: "It may be difficult for posterity to believe that such a person has actually appeared in the world." (Generations to come will scarcely believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh. and blood.) He added: "I think Gandhi's views are the most brilliant of all the politicians of our time. We should work in the direction of his spirit: not by violence to achieve our ends, but not by what you consider evil allied forces. "
in 1999," Time "magazine named its man of the 20th century, Albert Einstein first, second century man of President Roosevelt, Gandhi of India in third place, he is one, whereas A symbol of resistance to tyranny, salvation of civil rights and personal freedom.
【True Love Invincible】
Whenever I despair,
I remember that the way of truth and love has always won.
There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they may seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail.
Think of it : always.
"When I despair, I remember that in history only truth and love can prevail.
There are many tyrants and murderers in history, who may be invincible in the short term, but they will always fail in the end, think about it , always."
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"A coward can't have love, love is the trait of a brave man "
In fact, Gandhi has long pointed out the way to redemption for mankind, that is love. But today, wars continue all over the world.
This is still a road that few people care about.
We call for true heroes.
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In memory of
Ohandas K. Gandhi
1869.10.21－1948.1.30
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