Mahatma Gandhi - Man of the Millennium

Mahatma Gandhi - Man of the Millennium

Mahatma Gandhi - Man of the Millennium
Abe V Rotor

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Born 2 October 1869(1869-10-02)
Porbandar, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died 30 January 1948(1948-01-30) (aged 78)
New Delhi, Union of India
Cause of death Assassination (three bullets in the chest)

Mahatma Gandhi, man of the last millennium, interprets the seven Deadly Sins as follows:

1. Wealth without Work
2. Pleasure without Conscience
3. Science without Humanity
4. Knowledge without Character
5. Politics without Principle
6. Commerce without Morality
7. Worship without Sacrifice

After viewing the film, Gandhi, with my students, I presented a comparison of Gandhi's interpretation with Vatican's Seven Cardinal Sins, which are as follows:

1. Anger
2. Gluttony
3. Wrath
4. Sloth
5. Lust
6. Greed
7. Envy

Lately the Vatican added three cardinal sins, namely

8. Destroying the Earth
9. Tampering Life (playing God)
10. Indifference to humanity

Gandhi has built a bridge of understanding not only between the Christians and the non-Christians - but among different faiths - that goodness is universal. His way to the Truth, his way to Peace through non-violence, in fact the way he lived and died - truly make him the Man of the Millennium.

Here are beautiful passages from the Man of the the Millennium.

• "Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."

• "Truth is what the voice within tells you."

• "Truth is the right designation of God."

• "Truth and nonviolence will never be destroyed."

• "Truth is like a vast tree which yields more and more fruit the more you nurture it."

• "Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time."

• "Truth is self-evident, nonviolence is its maturest fruit."

• "Truth is the first to be sought for, and Beauty and Goodness will then be added unto you."

2 comments:

Mia Joanna Reyes said...

"Gandhi has built a bridge of understanding not only between the Christians and the non-Christians - but among different faiths - that goodness is universal. His way to the Truth, his way to Peace through non-violence, in fact the way he lived and died - truly make him the Man of the Millennium."
Sir this is very true, through the film you showed us in class, I learned that with the values Mahatma Gandhi had as well as the bravery, anyone can fight and have equality and freedom through silence. With media today, it is possible only if people would join forces and as media practitioners, we are given the opportunity to become the start of this especially now as there are a lot of crisis and problems taking place in the world. Through communication, commitment and trust and belief in oneself, together everyone can make a difference like Gandhi and his works and teachings.It also allowed me to have a realization of how one man could beat millions through God, through trust and through his voice, only if he is brave enough to fight.

March 7, 2011 8:47 AM

ER said...

"Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."

Indeed, violence is not always the way to win a battle. Gandhi shown that violence has no room for him to fight for what he want.

Today, Gandhi's values still leaves and it is still very evident (e.g. People Power revolutions). Because of what he exemplified during his time, people become more aggressive to stand-up and voice-out what they think is right-- and fight for it.

Media plays a big role in the society for they define reality for the people. Media today is not anymore confined in a small room where their movements are limited. They can be a tool (just like how the People Power 2 was conducted through new media) for change because they are so much influential.

Truly, Gandhi inspired me more to fight for what is right and stand up for change.

March 7, 2011 7:55 PM