[url]Gandhi's 10 Rules for Changing the World, by Henrik Edberg[/url]
Wonderful! Thank you for posting this, Amy.
Yes, excellent! Wouldn't the world be a different place if we all lived by these principles?
Sadly most career along a very different path.thank you, Amy
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[url]Gandhi's 10 Rules for Changing the World, by Henrik Edberg[/url]
1. Be yourself fully on all levels.
2. The You is never truly in control.
etc.
wonderful and inspiring but still I wonder how many of us could or do actually live by those principles?
wonderful and inspiring but still I wonder how many of us could or do actually live by those principles?
Fair point. The way I see it is that, where we may fall short of the mark, it offers something to aspire to; providing helpful guidelines for improvement.
9. Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self.
That is probably the hardest thing to do mainly because so many people never really know who they truly are.
The rules are wonderful
wonderful and inspiring but still I wonder how many of us could or do actually live by those principles?
The mountain is there to be climbed.
I like this, I like the fact that it there are simple ways of living that would make our world a happier place, but why on earth do such principles/ideals have to have a mention of 'god' Do people not think that you can live well, care for others, everything Gandhi suggests without having to believe in something or other.
I like this, I like the fact that it there are simple ways of living that would make our world a happier place, but why on earth do such principles/ideals have to have a mention of 'god' Do people not think that you can live well, care for others, everything Gandhi suggests without having to believe in something or other.
I am somewhat surprised by your post because his proposals listed here are predominantly humanitarian in nature, i.e. not about conversion to God.
Yes Gandhi was a religious man and you have managed to find (and highlight) just the one reference to God, where he briefly shares his own experience. Notably - under 5. Take care of the moment - Gandhi shares that "God has given me no control over the moment following."
Sorry Amy, not sure what you are saying here? I love the philosophy of the article I just find it hard that whenever I come across anything like this it always seems to have some reference to god or religion in some way.
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Well, since you need further clarification, practically the whole of Ghandhi's rules for changing the world concern humanistic principles i.e. not referring to God; except the one sentence that you chose to home in on where he briefly shares his own experience.
You may be interested to learn that I, too, have somewhat of an aversion to (personal) God references. However this link was not imbued with that feeling at all in my opinion, i.e. serves as a good guideline for those with humanistic aspirations.
Thanks Amy, sorry for being a pain x