dia (to India and Pakistan) shot Gandhi. As Gandhi died, he spoke Gods name, forgiving the man that killed him (Logue, 22-23). Gandhi was called Mahatma, meaning great soul, as well as Bapu, meaning, father (Chadha, 506). Over the course of time, many have taken parts of his wisdom and made a difference in their lives and in the world. The Farm Workers Protest of California Central Valley, the Anti-Apartheid movements in South Africa, as well as the Civil Rights movement by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. all owe a great debt to Gandhi. Sit-ins, going limp, and boycotts were all concepts inspired by Gandhis Satyagraha movement (McKibben, 62). He was the father of many movements, and of a philosophy not only believed, but lived. A principle is a principle. And in no case can it be watered down because of our incapacity to live it in practice. We have to strive to achieve it, and the striving should be conscious, deliberate and hard (Quotes, np). Gandhis principles of simple living, non-violence and forgiveness were not watered down in his life and are not to be watered down in the lives of future generations. He calls everyone everywhere to lead peaceful, loving lives. It is evident not only in what he did, but who he was. OUTLINE Thesis: Gandhi promoted simple living, non-violence, and forgiveness as a way to unite all people peacefully. I. Gandhis religious instruction as a child II. Simple living A. To free India from British rule B. To unite women and the Untouchables C. To unite all religions III. Non-violence A. Moral reasons for movement B. Practical reasons for movement C. Non-violence towards all creatures IV. Forgiveness V. Gandhis influence Works Cited Chadha, Yogesh. Gandhi. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. Gandhi. Dir. Richard Attenborough. With Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, and Martin Sheen. Columbia Pictures, 1982. Gandhi, Mohandas K. The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Beacon Press, 1963. The Higher Taste. U.S.A.: ...
