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October 2nd was declared as International Non-violence day by the
United Nation Assembly in 2007 in honour of Mahatma Gandhi,
contributor of peace, truth and non-violence. The peace loving
community in Kincardine celebrated this week with peace prayers and
discussion on the teachings of Gandhi.
Virat Tripathi inspired by his teacher and parents made a
presentation in his grade 6 class at Huron Heights Public School on
Gandhi’s contribution to world. The following is this Grade 6
student's presentation ...
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 in India and was mostly inspired by
his religious mother who taught him non-violence and truthfulness.
Gandhi spent his life searching for truth and harmony with nature
and believed truth could be known only through tolerance and concern
for others and that finding a truthful way to solutions required
constant testing.
He titled his autobiography My Experiments with Truth. Gandhi
overcame his fears and taught others to master fear. His belief in
non-violence guided his teachings that to be truly non-violent
required courage. He lived a simple life and thought it was wrong to
kill animals for food or for clothing. Due to his active role and
leadership in South Africa and India, Gandhi is known as one of
strongest symbols of non-violence in the 20th and 21st Century.
Gandhi greatly influenced the world in many ways by practicing his
new experiments with truth and non-violence to mobilize people.
He indicated his life is a message. Gandhi was a thinker, a
philosopher, a wise statesman and a man of action and his teachings
remain relevant to a new generation that has been typically been
driven to cynicism and despair by the chaos and dishonesty of the
politics of our times. Gandhi passionately advocated nonviolence and
campaigned to end poverty, expand women's rights, encourage
self-reliance, and promote peace and respect for all living beings.
He believed that "the greatness of a nation and its moral progress
can be judged by the way its animals are treated. He had respect for
all living being. (next column)
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Mahatma Gandhi
In the present world ridden by widespread violence,
terrorism, hatred and communism, the only answer is to follow the
principles of Gandhi. Countless people around the world have been
touched by his spirit and example. U.S. President Barack Obama said that
“I have always looked to Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, because he
embodies the kind of transformational change that can be made when
ordinary people come together to do extraordinary things.That is why his
portrait hangs in my office; to remind me that real results will not
just come from Washington, they will come from the people.”
Gandhiji's achievements were miracles - his belief was to bring peace to
not only those who suffered injustice and sorrow but to promote a new
way of life for Mankind, with peace and harmony. This is very true and
much more required today in the world. Some of the key teachings of
Mahatma Gandhi were discussed in various gatherings at Palmateer Drive
and Boiler Beach Road Kincardine. It's our pleasure to join world in
commemorating Mahatma Gandhi's day of birth, celebrated across Canada
and around the world by service to our neighbors and other good works.
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