Mahatma Gandhi As A Saint Essay

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The Indians revere Mohandas Gandhi as “Mahatma” Gandhi, a title use to show great respect and love for someone. He is internationally known as advocate for non-violence in politics, which is the reason why his birthday October 2 is observed as the International Day of Non-Violence by the United Nations. Although Gandhi is considered a “saint” by innumerable people, his personal life and political life was filled with immorality, celibate and abusive relationship with his wife, racism, and controversial remarks. To conquer temptation it is wise to stay away from the sources of temptation, but Mohandas Gandhi did the opposite. When he reached the age of thirty-eight, he took an oath of celibacy; if that was not enough, he went as far as to prove his self control. He notoriously slept naked with women, regardless of whether they were young, single, or married to practice self-control. Not only that, he also bathed with them. One of the women was Sushila Nayar, who served as Mohandas Gandhi’s personal medic. Ever since she was girl, she was with him. Mohandas Gandhi felt burdened that it was his responsibility to preach his ways and to…show more content…
Despite the fact many revere Gandhi as a saint, Gandhi was far from it. His personal life was indeed tarnished with immorality, celibate and abusive relationship with his wife, racism, and controversial remarks. Many people turned a blind eye to Gandhi’s wickedness and covered his crimes against humanity by telling kids and other people stories that only make Gandhi seem like a saint. While most do turn a blind eye to Gandhi’s offences, others are unfortunately ignorant of his iniquities; Martin Luther King, Jr. thought Gandhi “ lived, thought and acted, inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of peace and harmony.” To dub anyone a saint, it is reasonable and mandatory to have strong evidence of an individual’s humanitarian work and his outstanding moral
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