Gandhi

Nu demult am vazut Gandhi(1982). Nu stiu daca m-a impresionat mai mult filmul sau persoana lui Gandhi. Important e ca am inceput sa caut…

Inceputul

“Ironically, if it hadn’t been for racism and prejudice, we may not have had a Gandhi. See, it was the challenge, the public need for the public victory that developed the private victory. He may have been just another successful lawyer who had made a lot of money. But, because of prejudice in South Africa, he was subjected to humiliation within a week of his arrival. He was thrown off a train because of the color of his skin. And it humiliated him so much that he sat on the platform of the station all night, wondering what he could do to gain justice. His first response was one of anger.

He was so angry that he wanted eye for eye justice. He wanted to respond violently to the people that humiliated him. But he stopped himself, and said ‘that’s not right.’ It was not going to bring him justice. It might make him feel good for the moment, but it wasn’t going to get him any justice.

From that point onward, he developed the philosophy of non-violence and practiced it in his life, as well as in his search for justice in South Africa. He ended up staying in that country for 22 years. And then he went and led the movement of India. And that movement ended up with an independent country, something that no one would have ever envisioned.”
Arun Manilal Gandhi

Sfarsitul

Un citat din film referitor la ce a spus presa la moartea lui Gandhi:

“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.”

Einstein despre Gandhi

“A leader of his people, unsupported by any outward authority: a politician whose success rests not upon craft nor the mastery of technical devices, but simply on the convincing power of his personality; a victorious fighter who always scorned the use of force; a man of wisdom and humility, armed with resolve and inflexible consistency, who had devoted all his strength to the uplifting of his people and the betterment of their lot; a man who had confronted the brutality of Europe with the dignity of the simple human being, and thus at all times risen superior. Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked on this earth. “

Misiunea personala

“Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:
* I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
* I shall fear only God.
* I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
* I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
* I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”

Talisman

“I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test: Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melting away.”

Aceste vorbe ale lui Gandhi pot parea depasite, neactuale. De fapt, e un indemn valabil inclusiv astazi: acela de a lua decizii analizand foarte bine modul in care acestea afecteaza oamenii.

E un principiu foarte util celor care detin puterea. Cum ar fi daca liderii politici, managerii, toti cei care iau decizii la nivel de grup ar renunta o clipa la orgolii, la egoism, la castigul material si ar pune pe primul loc nevoile oamenilor?

Cele 7 pacate

Politics without principle

Pleasure without conscience

Wealth without work

Knowledge without character

Commerce without morality

Science without humanity

Worship without sacrifice”

Gandhi a oferit aceasta lista nepotului sau, Arun Manilal Gandhi, cu putin timp inainte sa fie asasinat.

Se pare ca Stephen Covey explica in Principle Centered Leadership modalitati de a evita eceste “pacate”. Sunt curioasa ce scrie, nu am citit cartea.

Din filosofia lui Gandhi

Gandhi a reusit sa transmita lumii ca violenta nu inseamna putere. A influentat lumea fara sa detina o pozitie, o autoritate formala. A oferit independenta unei tari folosindu-se de autoritatea morala.

Gandhi a stiut ca problemele se pot rezolva si altfel decat fugind de ele sau actionand violent. A gasit o alternativa: lupta non-violenta.

Ar mai fi multe de spus despre ce inseamna Gandhi. Mai jos sunt doar cateva din principiile care mi-au ramas in minte:

>> Indemn la actiune, la schimbare pozitiva, atat individuala cat si colectiva

” You must be the change you want to see in the world”

” Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself”

>> Nu exista o religie suprema; fiecare se bazeaza pe aceleasi valori(iubirea si adevarul)

“I am a Muslim and a Hindu and a Christian and a Jew and so are all of you.”

>> Impotriva discriminarii

“If you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.”

>> O viata echilibrata

” Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

E filosofia lui Gandhi una actuala? Raspunsul cred ca ni-l da chiar el: “I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and nonviolence are as old as the hills”. O filosofie bazata pe toleranta, non-violenta si iubire este cu siguranta atemporala si universala.

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