NST,Friday 7 October 2011
Millions of people around the world recently paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. To further propagate the ideals of this great man, I propose that the movie “Gandhi” be screened every year to commemorate his birthday.
The most profound part of the movie, to me, was when a distraught and remorseful man who wanted to atone for his senseless killing, approached Gandhi.
Gandhi’s reply, as embedded in my mind, was “Go find a boy who has lost his parents in the mayhem. Make sure he is a Muslim, and raise him as one”.
Imagine if this was done; the boy would surely have grown up to be a great Muslim, raised by a Hindu.
Gandhi has shown that a human being, however bad, is still capable of accomplishing great things if one truly loves God.
People may adopt various faiths and practices but all of them believe in the same Almighty.
YS Chan
Kuala Lumpur
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