If one can do it, I can do it. If no one can do it, then I must do it.

The moment you fear, you are nobody. It is fear that is the greatest cause of misery in the world. It is fear that is the greatest of all superstitions. It is fear that is the cause of our woes, and it is fearlessness that brings heaven in a moment.
- Swami Vivekananda

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Jules Renard

Be the Change You want to See in this World.

During 1930′s, a young boy had become obsessed with eating sugar. His mother was very upset with this. But no matter how much she scolded him and tried to break his habit, he continued to satisfy his sweet tooth. Totally frustrated, she decided to take her son to see his idol – Mahatma Gandhi; perhaps her son would listen to him.

 

She walked miles, for hours under scorching sun to finally reach Gandhi's ashram. There, she shared with Gandhi her predicament. -

"Bapu, my son eats too much sugar. It is not good for his health. Would you please advise him to stop eating it?"

 

Gandhi listened to the woman carefully, thought for a while and replied,

"Please come back after two weeks. I will talk to your son."

The woman looked perplexed and wondered why had he not asked the boy to stop eating sugar right away. She took the boy by the hand and went home.

 

Two weeks later they revisited Gandhi. Gandhi looked directly at the boy and said,

"Boy, you should stop eating sugar. It is not good for your health."

 

The boy nodded and promised he would not continue this habit any longer. The boy's mother was puzzled. She turned to Gandhi and asked,

"Bapu, Why didn't you tell him that two weeks ago when I brought him here to see you?"

 

Gandhi smiled,

"Mother, two weeks ago I was eating a lot of sugar myself."

 

 

MK Gandhi- Be The Change You Want To See in this World

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark. 
Swami Vivekananda