The Similarities Between King Jr And Gandhi
Growing up I have read many readings about the practicing’s of Dalai Lama, Martin Luther King Jr., Mohandas K. Gandhi, Princess Diana, and Mother Teresa and they all advocated nonviolence. Nonviolence is a powerful structure to harmonize relationships among people towards a better establishment of justice and a better future. Nonviolence are a respectable way to voice your opinion against injustice likewise represented by the Indian seer, mystic, philosopher, leader started the modern non-violence movement. The famous movements and tactics adopted by Gandhi’s later expanded by Martin Luther King Jr. in America, have influenced many past to future generations all over the world. King Jr. and Gandhi both developed their peaceful movements by
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It is also the last article of my creed.” From the 1950s and 1960s the King constantly addressed peace and nonviolence, restraining his followers from initiating bloodshed fightings and wars. Gandhi and other mystics who have used the same approach usually derive their source of their truth, their power from their own experiences and unique souls.
These examples of the nonviolent figures appealed what they knew of the scriptures, soul, and the human inner spirit to translate their beliefs in God into modern perspectives applied to the time in which they lived. Their expressions reached out to millions of people, their peaceful movements did definitely change the world. Their main motive was that they never lost faith in the essential goodness of humanity.
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” (Martin Luther King
It is also the last article of my creed.” From the 1950s and 1960s the King constantly addressed peace and nonviolence, restraining his followers from initiating bloodshed fightings and wars. Gandhi and other mystics who have used the same approach usually derive their source of their truth, their power from their own experiences and unique souls.
These examples of the nonviolent figures appealed what they knew of the scriptures, soul, and the human inner spirit to translate their beliefs in God into modern perspectives applied to the time in which they lived. Their expressions reached out to millions of people, their peaceful movements did definitely change the world. Their main motive was that they never lost faith in the essential goodness of humanity.
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” (Martin Luther King