Gandhigri

The one I am going to say here is the most revered principle of all time. It has changed many nations’ history. It had its birth in our very own land which was adopted by many. In fact it took me at least 3 to 4 years to fully realize the power of it. Yes, I am talking about none other than the Gandhigri.

Gandhigri is nothing but the principles of Mahatma Gandhi. I may not the best person to talk about it, but I feel it is my duty to spread the awareness about it. To be frank, few years back I never believed in Gandhigri, but few articles, books and of course movies changed my perception. Now I somehow believe that, it is the most powerful weapon to fight against injustice.

The most important aspect of Gandhigri is Ahimsa i.e. non-violence and peace. People may argue that it is not possible to follow non-violence in the current scenario when the world is facing threats from enemies and terrorists. Yes, I do accept it but it is not impossible to make them realize about it, may be not the terrorists but at least the enemies.

Ok let me explain with an example.

Let us take the case of LTTE – Sri Lanka dispute. After fighting for 24 years for a separate state what have they achieved? The only thing that was achieved was the loss of millions of innocent people and also our very own Prime Minister. Now the situation is that they have been wiped off Sri Lanka. The leader is missing and they lost almost all their territories. I am sure, had they approached in a peaceful manner, they would have got the support of the world, but now they are an abandoned group. I am sure everyone would have supported their cause had they fought it in a peaceful way. At least they would have got some breakthrough in their talks.

I am not asking you to show your other chin when you get slapped, but at least try not to hit back. If you hit back, the ultimate result is enmity between the two, but if you don’t there are possibilities of friendship between the two and who knows it could be the turning point of your life. One should give the other person a chance to realize their mistake. The Indian law says that every person who has been charged should be given a chance to defend him or her and the greatest example is the appointment of a lawyer to Ajmal Kasab. I am not trying to defend his actions, but he should be given a chance to realize his mistakes so that he doesn’t repeat it again. It may sound difficult to digest given the fact that so many people died, but by hanging him it will only increase the anger of terrorists rather than subside.

I would love to quote Barrack Obama here who in his reply to John McCain regarding Al-Qeda in Iraq:

“…..I have news for Mr.McCain as well. There was no such thing called Al-Qeda in Iraq before Mr.Bush invaded…”

By invading Iraq for no reason, they just increased Al-Qeda’s aversion towards US and as a result 100’s of innocent people being killed every now and then.

One voice changed India which inspired the voice that changed South Africa and both these voices preached non-violence.

I am sure, when one voice can change a nation, one billion voices can certainly change the world. Hope to see a peaceful world at least before my death.

Last but not the least, I would like to quote Superstar as well.

“Anger is the cause of everything, one should know how to control it otherwise life will be miserable”