October 2: International Day of Non-Violence

On the occasion of International Day of Non-Violence, I want to share some nice thoughts based on Gandhiji's experiments for betterment of the world:

• 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.
• An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
• They may torture my body, break my bones, even kill me, then they will have my dead body. NOT MY OBEDIENCE!
• There is no people on Earth who would not prefer their own bad government to the good government of an alien power.
• I am a Muslim and a Hindu and a Christian and a Jew and so are all of you.
• Edward R. Murrow: [at Gandhi's funeral] The object of this massive tribute died as he had always lived - a private man without wealth, without property, without official title or office. Mahatma Gandhi was not a commander of great armies nor ruler of vast lands. He could boast no scientific achievements or artistic gift. Yet men, governments and dignitaries from all over the world have joined hands today to pay homage to this little brown man in the loincloth who led his country to freedom. Pope Pius, the Archbishop of Canterbury, President Truman, Chiang Kai-shek, The Foreign Minister of Russia, the President of France... are among the millions here and abroad who have lamented his passing. In the words of General George C. Marshall, the American Secretary of State, "Mahatma Gandhi had become the spokesman for the conscience of mankind, a man who made humility and simple truth more powerful than empires." And Albert Einstein added, "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."