Dignity

Something that I forgot to mention in my earlier post about Gandhi was perhaps what intrigued me the most about the movie that I watched and the Gandhi book. During one of his speeches, from when Gandhi was younger, when he was addressing a group of people, he addressed the topic of dignity. He said that there were many things that the British could do to them and take away from them but one thing that they could not do was take there dignity. He said that the British could beat them, lock them up, take away their freedom but they could not take there dignity . He meant that they would not act in violence that they would take everything the British could throw at them with out reacting, and that would put them above the British. This instilled a sense of power in his listeners that night it almost seemed like a weapon that he has given them that could never be destroyed. A weapon that they would be able to fight with for the duration of the battle with the British. This was the point that I realized how smart Gandhi was he not only know what he wanted and what he believed in but he was fabulous at saying it is just the right way that it inspired and rallied those who he was speaking to. Gandhi was a prime candidate to lead the movement because he was passionate about the topic, because what he was preaching was what he lived and that showed in his message. He as well as his people kept their dignity.