“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”– Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi’s 152nd birth anniversary prompts the people of the infiniteness of his principles. Be it his “do or die” roar before Quit India Movement or “Ahimsa as the highest duty”- This day is the golden opportunity to introspect and imbibe the philosophies of one of the greatest leaders in the history of ever.
The arrival of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the Indian political realm offered abundant reasons to excite and draw hundreds of Indians towards him; and even more towards his ideals. With the personality that he was, Gandhiji enthralled the minds of millions of his fellow citizens and his essence was equally awe-inspiring for the world over.
In a world blemished by violence, hatred and killings, Mahatma Gandhi stands alone as a man of universal goodwill and an admirer of peace and non-violence. Arose as a guiding light of peace in his life time, Gandhiji continues to inspire lives across the verticals with his non-violent methods of dealing with conflicts.
A Nation imperilled to colonial rule raised an intense opposition against the British hegemony with non-violence and peace as a key tool under the leadership of Gandhiji. What’s monumental is the charm of success his practice continues to have till date.
Despite being a torchbearer of peace, Gandhiji’s meaning of peace was not without struggle. In fact, he had led luminously in fight against apartheid in white-ruled South Africa. Subsequently, on his return back home in 1915, Gandhiji took on the veil as a social reformer with campaign against untouchability and other social vices. Later he extended this benchmark to political domain and in the long haul drove his message of love, peace and mutual adjustment to the cause of Hindu-Muslim harmony. His ‘Ram dhun’, the popular devotion number, ‘Ishwar Allah tera naam’ is still the nation’s best hymn for Hindu-Muslim peace. According to Gnadhiji, ‘Peace’ was not an end by itself but rather, a means to ensure better welfare for the humankind.
In a world where everything is mantled by conflicts of all sorts, one can still see the prominence of Gandhi’s universal brotherhood and peaceful co-existence. Nothing seems eternal except ‘Peace’ and what better day than his anniversary to devote ourselves and follow the path of ‘peace’ and mutual understanding.
