Mahatma Gandhi

"All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth."

"Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well."

"An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind."

"Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances."

"Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies."

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

"If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide."

"Love never claims, it ever gives; love never suffers, never resents, never revenges itself. Where there is love there is life; hatred leads to destruction."




Now this is the one person who I look up to the most. Mahatma Gandhi changed the world. His influence and actions shaped a whole generation of human beings. He preached of courage and standing up for what is right, however, he never condoned violence. Non-violent protest was mastered by Gandhi and people still use his methods today. But the most important message he preached to the world was love. Where there is love there is life. I love that quote.

Gandhi was shot and killed on January 30, 1948. He was walking toward his evening prayer meeting when a Hindu extremist ran up and shot him down. But even after his death, even after the many years, his message is still taught. Never have hatred, never search for revenge. Search for truth, and love every minute of it.