An intelligent person is smart enough to know that he or she does not know everything and remains humble.
2009/2/19 anurag barthwal <[email protected]> > > Hi Lilian, > > What I wanted to say is loud and clear : > > That we must never give up, assuming that we are not intelligent enough, or > if we've been bestowed with brilliance, we must not treat others, with lower > IQ, as lesser humans. > > This is what Mahatma Gandhi taught us, an average man in all walks of life > : > > *Albert Einstein on Gandhi:* > > "Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such one as this > ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth". > > *Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Gandhi:* > > "........If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, thought, > acted and inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of > peace and harmony.............." > > " Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics. " > > *-- **Martin Luther King Jr, 1955* > > > > Gandhi influenced important leaders and political movements. Leaders of > the civil rights movement in the United States, including *Martin Luther > King* and* James Lawson*, drew from the writings of Gandhi in the > development of their own theories about non-violence. > > > Anti-apartheid activist and former President of South Africa, *Nelson > Mandela*, was inspired by Gandhi. Others include *Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan*, > *Steve Biko, Aung San Suu Kyi *and Philippine opposition leader during the > dictatorship of *Ferdinand Marcos, Benigno Aquino, Jr.* > > > Gandhi's life and teachings inspired many who specifically referred to > Gandhi as their mentor or who dedicated their lives to spreading Gandhi's > ideas. In Europe, *Romain Rolland* was the first to discuss Gandhi in his > 1924 book Mahatma Gandhi, and Brazilian anarchist and feminist *Maria > Lacerda de Moura* wrote about Gandhi in her work on pacifism. > > > Lanza del Vasto went to India in 1936 intending to live with Gandhi; he > later returned to Europe to spread Gandhi's philosophy and founded the > Community of the Ark in 1948 (modeled after Gandhi's ashrams). *Madeleine > Slade* (known as "*Mirabehn*") was the daughter of a British admiral who > spent much of her adult life in India as a devotee of Gandhi. > > In addition, the British musician *John Lennon* referred to Gandhi when > discussing his views on non-violence. > > At the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in 2007, *former > U.S. Vice-President and environmentalist Al Gore* spoke of Gandhi's > influence on him. > > > Time magazine named Gandhi the Man of the Year in 1930. Gandhi was also the > runner-up to *Albert Einstein* as "Person of the Century" at the end of > 1999. > > > Time Magazine named The *Dalai Lama, Lech Wałęsa, Dr. Martin Luther King, > Jr., Cesar Chavez, Aung San Suu Kyi, Benigno Aquino, Jr., Desmond Tutu*, > and *Nelson Mandela* as Children of Gandhi and his spiritual heirs to > non-violence. > > > The Government of India awards the annual Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize to > distinguished social workers, world leaders and citizens. Nelson Mandela, > the leader of South Africa's struggle to eradicate racial discrimination and > segregation, is a prominent *non-Indian recipient*. > > > In 1996, the Government of India introduced the Mahatma Gandhi series of > currency notes in rupees 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 denomination. > Today, all the currency notes in circulation in India contain a portrait of > Mahatma Gandhi. > > > In 1969, the *United Kingdom* issued a series of stamps commemorating the > centenary of Mahatma Gandhi. > > > In the United Kingdom, there are several prominent statues of Gandhi, most > notably in Tavistock Square, London near University College London where he > studied law. 30 January is commemorated in the United Kingdom as the > *"National > Gandhi Remembrance Day."* > > > In the *United States*, there are statues of Gandhi outside the Union > Square Park in New York City, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. National > Historic Site in Atlanta, and on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., > near the Indian Embassy. The city of *Pietermaritzburg, South Africa* -- > where Gandhi was ejected from a first-class train in 1893--now hosts a > commemorative statue. > > > There are wax statues of Gandhi at the *Madame Tussaud's* wax museums in > London, New York, and other cities around the world. > > > Gandhi never received the *Nobel Peace Prize*, although he was nominated > five times between 1937 and 1948, including the first-ever nomination by the > *American Friends Service Committee.* > > > Decades later, the Nobel Committee publicly declared its *regret* for the > omission, and admitted to deeply divided nationalistic opinion denying the > award. Mahatma Gandhi was to receive the Prize in 1948, but his > assassination prevented the award. The war breaking out between the newly > created states of India and Pakistan could have been an additional > complicating factor that year. > > > The Prize was *not awarded* in 1948, the year of Gandhi's death, on the > grounds that "there was no suitable living candidate" that year, and when > the *Dalai Lama* was awarded the Prize in 1989, the chairman of the > committee said that this was* "in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma > Gandhi."* > > > On *30 January* every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma > Gandhi, in schools of many countries is observed the School *Day of > Non-violence and Peace (DENIP)*, founded in *Spain* in 1964. In countries > with a *Southern Hemisphere school calendar*, it can be observed on 30 > March or thereabouts. > * * * * * * * ** > > > > -- Nick Mistretta English4One Improve your English ... 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