Gandhi gave the real message of life: Obama

Barack Obama, American President who made history by getting elected as the first black President of the United States, has always seen Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration who reminds him about the 'real message of life'.
Obama also flaunts his love to the apostle of peace by having a portrait of Mahatma at his Senate Office. "Through the power of his example and his own unshakable spirit, Gandhi inspired a people to resist oppression, sparking a revolution that freed a nation from colonial rule," the President had said. "Gandhi's significance is universal. Countless people around the world have been touched by his spirit and example. His victory in turn inspired a generation of young Americans to peacefully wipe out a system of overt oppression that had endured for a century. And more recently led to velvet revolutions in Eastern Europe and extinguished apartheid in South Africa," said Obama on his message on October 2, the birth anniversary of Gandhi.
Obama had said that he always looked to Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, because he embodies the kind of transformational change that can be made when ordinary people come together to do extraordinary things. "That is why his portrait hangs in my Senate office; to remind me that real results will not just come from Washington, they will come from the people," Obama, who won the historic presidential poll, had said.
He had said that while formulating his strategy to free India from the clutches of the then British rulers, Gandhi had a choice. "He (Gandhi) chose courage over fear," said Obama.


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Personalities - Gandhi

During childhood, I never like Gandhi. But, it was in Allahabad, in the house of Nehru, I brought the book "My Experiences with Truth", only because it was the cheapest book avaliable there and all others books were highly priced. It has been almost 15 years now, I wanted to tell the government of India and the Congress party to reduce the price of the books displayed in the Nehru house. They must be cheap so that the common people and the students can buy and get inspired by these great people.I started reading the book on the train from Allahabad to Anantapur. I was really mesmerised with the simple writing and putting forward the things in very straight manner without any language jargons.Today, though i disagree with gandhi on few things, i am really influenced by him a lot.
What I learned from him:1. Simple living is the best way of living. No need of jewels, cosmetics and so on.2. Habits make a person and everyone has to adopt good habits and try to leave bad habits. 3. Character is what makes a person, society, religion and history.4. Many problems in this world can be solved by discussion.5. An enemy is also a human being like you.6. Truth and only pure truth can what u have to aspire for. Only Truth can save you in the long run.7. Control of senses is the most important thing which can make or mar a person.8. All human beings irrespective of caste, creed are same.9. Practice what u preach to others.10. Means must always justify the ends.11. Faith in oneself, Truth and God can achieve anything in this world.

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