A cool breeze swept through the world at the hot bloody weathered world when world was reeling under the violence everywhere – somewhere in name of independence, somewhere in name of ethnic cleansing, somewhere in name of colonizing and power game. The fragrance of the soothing wind is still there in atmosphere even after the 63 years when a blow tried to stop it. It still soothe me at the time of my agony, it still provide me a gentle and cold breeze when I feel choked by the indecent game in form of corruption, violence and dirty politics being played around me. It still guides me to the path when I get diverted from it.
Yes this cool breeze is in form of father of nation. A father who might have made mistakes, but never failed his family, a father who starved himself to feed his family, a father who taught self-respect and alter ego-respect to family even in hour of desperation.
The ideology of Mahatma Gandhi is not confined to “offer other cheek if been slapped on one” which is the usual notion. “Offer another cheek” ideology forced us to think in a manner which was unknown hitherto. It’s not necessary to practice the ideology in real life to be a Gandhinian but it more important to understand the nuisance behind it. A natural human instinct prompts us to strike back as an instant response to violence, what is more important is to suppress this instant natural instinct which can cause many disaster and we might rue it in future. This is what this Gandhinian ideology trains us to do.
Gandhinian ideology makes one prudent in decision, brave in situation and adamant on ideation which is the characteristics of a strong personality.
When you ask whether his idea is applicable to this world or not my answer will be a big YES. It’s applicable to every part of life and to everyone, whether it’s a corporate person, or sales executive, or an environmental activitist, or a pressure group, or a movement steerer. You follow his simple idea and you will be at top of world with complete peace of mind.
When congress working committee decided to launch non cooperation movement and was deliberating from where they should commence it, everyone was awestruck when Gandhiji suggested salt. Even British laughed at idea. But Gandhiji just knew that if he commence by breaking land law (which was the general feeling in congress) the common mass of India cannot connect to it as most of them do not own any land, so breaking of this law will not be in any scenario relevant to them or profit them. But salt was the only commodity which binds rich and poor alike. And success of movement made historian to see the light behind Gandhiji great managerial mind which was capable to think in a way which nobody dare to think. And this mind was in sync of the mind of millions of people’s aspiration which shows a way to sustainable development in today’s cut-throat competetitive and corporative world.
When you ask me whether it’s possible to follow his ideology. Again my answer is a big YES. If a person can grasp the ideology of socialism, capitalism, Marxism, Confucius which all are woven around many complex social and political wires then why it is difficult to follow Gandhigiri which has only one and simple concept – ‘Love’. Love all irrespective of their origin and birth. If a person hurts you then hate the deed of person and pledge to never do that, do not hate the person as this hate will put you on the same foot as the person you want to hate. This simple ideology has revolutionary strength to change the world and make a heaven out of it. Trust me to love a person is easier than to hate. Hate corrupt our mind and we lose our tranquility The idea of non-violence comes out of this love. You cannot afford to hurt the person you love
Gandhiji transformed my life in many ways. He taught me idea of self control and firmness of character. He has shown me other way of thinking which was unimaginable for me. His character of firmness and his ability to endure inspire me for all moment of my life and hold me together. There are problems and there will always be some problems but relevancy of Gandhiji will always let me solve those problems in a ways which will not create more problems out of it.
Many of us abuse our father (real father ) in many form, sometimes feel that he is the big impediment of our life, but at the end we come to a realization which shows us that we were wrong, and then we begin to know the man behind him who was always concealed behind the face which our immature and childish eye saw, who always thought only and only of our well being.
If this is the story of a family then why the story of nation as a family would be different. Here too a father is subject of regular assault and degradation by his desperate children who with their short term vision does not understand his ideology. But they will understand.I don’t want to go further into the allegation and truth related to it, as I am planning to write more on this. What my simple wish here is to show a Bapu, a true Bapu and as I proudly say my ‘BAPU’ :)
