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dana.tabacariu · Plunger Data inscrierii: 10/Iun/2011 Mesaje: 25

I think Gandhi existed because people need models... and there are two types of powerful people in the world: hitler and Gandhi-the man who had demonstrated that the fast works even with people, not only with God (which is more difficult because people are evil, God isn't).
We don't know if Gandhi had read Kant, but what we know for sure is that he lived a fără cusur rational life. He was a man of "good will" who lived by moral principles. As he was a lawyer, he practiced what he "preached" and also he practiced the Moral Law. His behaviour may be an universal law because his life wasn't devoted to plăcere and enjoyment, or to search his own happiness in the way that everyone sees it, but he looked for the universal good. Because he died quickly after the independence of India we can draw the conclusion that his role on this planet was "just" to bring the independence, but not in an ordinary way but to show us that there can be fight without violence.
Do you think that he lived the life that we could not?

P.S.: When hitler says: "Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice" think that "you must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." and even if it becomes... colored don't forget that "You must be the change you want to see in the world."

dana.tabacariu · Plunger Data inscrierii: 10/Iun/2011 Mesaje: 25

Don't forget the beautiful quote: "When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall."

dana.tabacariu · Plunger Data inscrierii: 10/Iun/2011 Mesaje: 25

Oh, I remember that in the Quran it is written that those people who have read a book (or have watched a movie:) but they have not learned something from it and they don't change anything in their life from then on, they are like donkeys carrying a burden... alias great works.
So... don't be a smart...! ;)

ana.bilan · Dunker Data inscrierii: 11/Noi/2009 Mesaje: 21

This is the one of the best films I've ever seen and what's more amazing is the fact that the film is from 1982 but none of us never thought that it is so old and has such an amazing display.
Also Ben Kingsley's performance is amazing he interpreted very well the role of Gandhi in every stage and was able to make the viwers like part of the film, at least these is how i felt when watching it.
Gandhi's message of Nonviolence and Peaceful Protesting continues to live on and inspire many people. His way so resolving problems should be kept in our mind every moment and we should try to resolve our problems like Gandhi did.

alexa_iliescu · Trimis: 23/01/2012 22:23 Titlul subiectului:

Ghandi was the man who guided the people, who awakened them and who had the courage to say no when any injustices were committed...but not using violence. Very often, people try to solve their problems by using violence, weapons, offensive words, and never with a good word, with peaceful acts. People like to be noisy, because it confers them a feeling of satisfaction. One thinks that he did a good thing, but this is only at the moment. The repercussions will come later. Ghandi said: "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent". And he was right. How many people died or were injured during wars and rebellions? In my opinion, he prooved a very important thing: that the one who has the truth in his hands should never let it and should fight, for him and for the others.
I strongly believe that we, Romanians, need a Ghandi.

Reka Orban · Dunker Data inscrierii: 10/Dec/2009 Mesaje: 16

dana.tabacariu · Plunger Data inscrierii: 10/Iun/2011 Mesaje: 25

Alexandra, we have Raed Arafat Smile

... Great attitude! When the sky was falling he held up his hands!

Adyna · Plunger Data inscrierii: 10/Dec/2009 Mesaje: 28

Well, I agree with you all, the movie marked me. But I kind of feel sorry for him. He worked so hard to get the Independence of India, he sacrificed everything for this cause, even his life. He was in jail for many times, he was humiliated, he was sick because of starvation, etc. And after he hardly got what he so desperately wanted, he was really disappointed. I felt so sad when I saw that after getting the Independence, the Muslims and the Hindu could not leave in pace, they have to fight for power. I think this is the biggest humiliation that was brought to Gandhi ever, because he really done a lot for India. I think that people at least this should have done for him, to live in harmony, at least until he was death. Not all the people that time manage to appreciate Gandhi as he should have been.

Ticala Ioana · Diver Data inscrierii: 11/Noi/2009 Mesaje: 56

Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule and he had a non-violent protest to achieve political and social progress.
Gandhi gave a nation to the Indian people,and he showed that pollitical changes may be affected by renouncing violence.
The British Empire ruled India,Gandhi was a member of educated people and his distate for modernity and his love of India set him apart from his allies in the conquest for independence.
Here are some questions about Gandhi:
Why do you think that Gandhi turn against the British Empire?
Was Gandhi a political figure or a social reformer?

Simona Timis · Plunger Data inscrierii: 27/Mai/2011 Mesaje: 39

We can draw a parallel between Gandhi and Jesus. Gandhi has fight for people, for his people, and they didn’t appreciate and didn’t know how to use their freedom. Like humanity does. Like Dana said, maybe this was his role on this planet, to show us that there can be winners without fight… because:

Unguras Flavia · Dunker Data inscrierii: 13/Noi/2009 Mesaje: 20

It is said that with old age comes wisdom. This is absolutely true in Gandhi’s case.
Gandhi was a courageous and creative man who fight for what was right. He taught that it is more beneficial to think problems before you take any decision - in order to use powerful methods in achieving goals.

Adelinne · Diver Data inscrierii: 11/Noi/2009 Mesaje: 62

Gandhi was a great personality and became famous for his acts against violence. He was a man of courage and of self-control. I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.
He fought with all his powers for the independence of India, and when he finally succeeds, he’s being murdered. After all he did for his country he did not deserve such a death. His acts were of great courage. He was not only a man of thought but also, and especially, a man of action. He was not only the leader of his people, but also a role model. I think his great disappointment was the moment when, after getting the independence, the Muslim and the Hindu could not get along. And it’s a pity that despite all his efforts people did not appreciate him. Still, he remained in the memory of a lot of people as a great man.

Salageanu Adela · Trimis: 29/01/2012 23:12 Titlul subiectului:

From my point of view Gandhi was like a hero for the Indians, because he fought to defend their rights. He believed more in the power of words than in the power of the guns, of the wars. As my colleagues mentioned above, he was a symbol of peace in India, and the movie about him showed us the power of his words over the people of India. He loved his country and tried to make it better, he wore the traditional Indian dress proudly because he believed in his country.

Alexandra Marchis · Dunker Data inscrierii: 11/Noi/2009 Mesaje: 12

Gandhi was a model for discipline and devotion. His mother was an example for him, she herself made a vow not to eat until sun will rise, being committed to her cause. Once he stole money to buy something and his mother didn’t punish him but embrace him for having the courage to say the truth. Love built the humanity in him. First he wanted to become a gentleman, taking classes of dancing; he learned French but no skill could hide his insecurity. Humiliated at his first case, he searched for escape in a new job in Africa. Unaware of the discrimination against Indians he bought a first class ticket in a train. Here the white man complained and asked to move him in a second class compartment, in that moment the conductor threw him out of the train. This humiliation created him this desire of change. He thought of accepting discrimination but everything in himself rebelled against submitting. His concerns grew beyond himself to encompass a greater cause. He had to stay and to fight for people’s rights. .At first he was naive. He thought if he changes the laws he changes the way people act. He began to gather people from different ethnicities and religions and gave them the opportunity to live as equals. The laws denied them to vote, to own proprieties and even to walk night on the streets. This was Gandhi’s beginning in a pacifist life that proved that violence is not the only road to change. His rise to power and fearless campaign of truth, non-violence and non-cooperation with injustice was the thing that defeated the British Empire.

anastasia · Plunger Data inscrierii: 17/Noi/2009 Mesaje: 27

Since 1747, India was just a huge colony of Britain. But over time, and the development of certain areas of Indian society, this situation was becoming intolerable. British India remained out of reach for solidarity and mature tolerance.
Indians wanted to fight for their fate, but they needed a leader, a man who is able to identify the most pressing problems of the people and lead the procession in order to preserve Indian identity and return to independence. Mahatma Gandhi was not a man of his time, but it was his fate prepared as a national hero. Perhaps it was because he was able to unite under his teaching almost the entire population of India, which is about three hundred and fifty million Indians!
You might think, how dangerous can be a man, who opposes aggression a strong faith in God and in his hand toward the goal? It's easy to push, using force, does not justify the behavior of the Indian is always calm. After all, he still will not allow himself to raise his hand on anyone else! And this activity is called "non-violent resistance", and the main weapon of the supporters of this "strange" campaign was the unity of those who believe in the victory.
Throughout his life Gandhi gave the fight for his country.

Ticala Ioana · Diver Data inscrierii: 11/Noi/2009 Mesaje: 56

In conclusion I think that Gandhi had spent his life working at the achievement of the independence for India without violence or division.
Gandhi made India ungovernable for the British,but in 1947 the country became ungovernable for anyone.
He dreamed a country where Indian people wove their own clothes and tilled their own land without using the effects of modernity.
Gandhi was the man who made the people of the subcontinent believe in the idea of an Indian nation.He showed us that political change could be affected by renouncing violence.
I think that Gandhi had continued to inspire people of all nation to take up the struggle for freedom.

romanadriana · Trimis: 25/02/2012 18:45 Titlul subiectului:

What I've learnt about India and its culture,political system,civilization was through the eyes of Gandhi.This movie reflected very well Gandhi's "home rule" to win the independence but with no brutality.
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izabellstrimb · Plunger Data inscrierii: 17/Mar/2011 Mesaje: 35

MARIA ENE ( RECUPERARE)
I look up to Ghandi because of his famous acts in his country, and his famous quotations. Every act of his for his country is full of rich symbolism, and it makes him an ohnorable man. My favorite quotation is :"What ever you do in life is insignificant, but it is important that you do it."
This is his tipical for his actions. He did not hesitated for one second to burn foreign passports, bur their cloths transported form other countris. No one did anything like him, and his actions had many followers who did not care about transported goods, simply because they did not needed it