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In the center of a well furnished room  in heavens a handsome person is sitting. He is in full army uniform with a side cap and is in tunic and wearing the rank of Japanese admiral. He is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose the most charismatic  leader of Indian freedom struggle and Commander of India National Army (INA). He wears  round glass spectacles and is neatly shaven. There are  many letters  lying on the table and   a Japanese pistol is close by on the table. A slight knock is heard  at the  door.  

Subhas. Please  come in.

(A person walks in and wishes) 

Visitor. Hello Mr Subhas. It is  long since I met you. How are you?

Subhas. I am fine. How are you Mr Patel? But feel sad because  I had to come here before I could achieve my mission. Damn it. The Japanese surrendered after Americans dropped the atom bomb on Japan. They still had power to  continue to fight. In fact many Generals  were not willing to surrender and wanted to continue fighting and see the end.

Patel. Yeah. But  there is nothing in our hands. It is god’s will..................

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In the center of a simple room Saddam Hussein is seen sitting. He is in full Iraqi military uniform with a hand gun at the belt. He has the usual stiff gait and air. A side door opens and a guard holding AK 47 rifle enters. He salutes smartly..  

Guard. Sir! there is a visitor to see you

Hussein. Please get him in.

(From the door a frail and lean stooping figure enters. He has only a white loincloth with a long walking stick. He is bald with spectacles of old fashion. Saddam Hussein does not recognize him. He does not offer him seat either after seeing his personality).

 

Hussein. Hey old man!  Who are you and what made to come here to see me?

Stranger. I am Gandhi.. Good old Gandhi............

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Humility is the trait of love and this can be seen in practice too. Gentleness, humbleness and Politeness are part of humility and are the important traits that go with love. Anger, being proud and arrogance are completely opposite to this. How can be an angry and arrogant man be polite and gentle? These traits of humility are usually attributed to those who are not firm and take path of least resistance. These traits are also attributed to persuasive type leaders in the jargon of management. However, the traits of humility are invariably identified with inaction and weak heartedness. Such people are identified for being weak and not assertive in most of the cases.

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When the word non-violence is spoken, people, at least in India quickly remember and recollect Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ((1868-1948) of India (Known as Father of Indian Nation and also has been given title Mahatma meaning great soul) who lived on the earth very recently during last century. He was shot dead by Nathuram Vinayak Godse of Hindu Maha Sabha (A nationalist Organization) at Delhi in cold blood on 30 January 1948 subsequent to partition of Indian sub continent by the British government in 1947. Violence scored over non violence at that instant. It is widely believed by a very large section of Indian society that the Indian sub continent was partitioned as a result of non violence policy and appeasement of Muslims of MK Gandhi. The killing of MK Gandhi was the result of such feelings and rise of passions immediately after partition and the communal holocaust in which countless people perished.

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The religions preach non violence ( However some claim that Islam preaches violence in the form of Jihad), compassion, love and peace among human beings world wide. But tragically, the human societies do exactly opposite of this and are at each others throats most of the times. What is wrong with these societies? Why they fight each other? Why they can not see reason and stop fighting? Does religion sanctify wars? These are some of the intricate questions to be answered.

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Today is February 17th 2007 by the calendar used by many Western nations. Tomorrow is the beginning of the Chinese New Year of the Pig signifying fertility and abundance, a good year to be born for would-be Chinese entrepreneurs. But it isn’t the year 2007 for the Chinese. They are not a young country. For them it’s the year 4708.

I thought it might be a good idea to do a little work on this topic. I write a lot about how our lives are run by our unexamined assumptions, and many people here think that the whole world runs on the same calendar as Washington DC, the centre of the world.

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