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I refer to an article titled “Gandhi: The apostle of peace and non-violence” (The Jakarta Post, Oct
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I refer to an article titled “Gandhi: The apostle of peace and non-violence” (The Jakarta Post, Oct.2)
The excellent and very informative article by Gurjit Singh deserves to be well-known by all categories of readers.
Indeed, Mahatma Gandhi remains an immortal symbol of love and understanding all over the world.
He entered universal history as the great leader of the Indian independence movement and a pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.
On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 70th birthday, Albert Einstein said: “Generations to come, it may well be, will scarcely believe that such a man as this one ever in flesh and blood walked upon this Earth”.
While speaking on behalf of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN),Vuk Jeremi,the current President of the UN General Assembly, made some highly relevant remarks on the occasion of the International Day of Non-Violence.
He reiterated that Gandhi believed that non-violence was the “greatest force at the disposal of mankind … mightier than the mightiest weapon of mass destruction devised by the ingenuity of man”.
From this perspective, it is encouraging to see that the overarching theme for the UN General Assembly over the next 12 months is bringing about adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations by peaceful means.
This topic offers an appropriate occasion to seriously meditate on the permanent value of the humanistic legacy of Mahatma Gandhi.
His famous credo that “there are many causes that I am prepared to die for, but no causes that I am prepared to kill for,” has particular relevance and resonance at present, in times of global perplexities and vulnerabilities.
If the world community of nations could assimilate in deeds the Gandhian philosophy, which would contribute to giving real tangibility to the cause of peace as a supreme value of humankind.
Ioan Voicu
Bangkok
