Whether he was racist or not(which I don't believe he was) there is still wisdom in his words which is the most important part, for people may forget the authors but if the words are true to wisdom, they can not and must not be forgotten!! A good example: Jesus, alot of people tend focus on him rather than his message. All of the great teachers through all of the ages were merely vehicles for the message. So heed the message not the man. And even if the message came from someone you don't agree with, deep down in your heart you can't dispute true words of wisdom because in any situation you can always get a positive out of negative that's supreme mathematics!!!:smt023 sorry if I got too deep I was in the moment!! I get like that sometimes!! LOL!!:smt002
hmmmm What do you think of Malcolm X? Most of the articles point to a more mellowed Ghandi at the end like Malcolm. :smt017 interestingly enough both got shot after mellowing out.
Oh he was racist. He wrote it out on paper about his disdain for south africans and believing in antiquated european beliefs. It is just a question of did he come to the light like Malcolm at the end.
You know good and well Malcolm had issues with white people while listening to the nonsense given from the nation of Islam. I'm comparing the two's changes as they progressed to a better concept of humanity.
Well thanks for the info I guess I hadn't read enough on gandhi to know that, but the fact still remains that the words speak for themselves, if a serial killer gave you words that may change your life in a positive way would you not atleast ponder them for atleast a second? I think in the end though, they both saw the light because they realized "Ascension is the goal" or rather the pursuit of it because no matter who you are there's always room for improvement!!!
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