"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 [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask
yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him
[her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a
control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it
lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving
millions?
Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
- One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his
deepest social thought.
M K Gandhi
To realise how lucky you are or how comfortable you have been look at the less fortunate and you will never again complaint.
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