Mahatma Gandhi
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The 2nd October was the Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of Nation. i.e. India. It is not necessary to  search his biography to find his message but it only requires the study what he practiced in his life.
1)One must live simple life with least requirements.
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Gandhi traveled all over India including the most poorest area. He had seen that poor women had no proper clothes to wear. He decided to be one with those downtrodden people by wearing dhoti and covering the least part of his body. Churchill called him the 'Naked Fakir' when he visited England. He presented himself in the same dress before the British King. It is reported that while taking food with British King he put the same salt in his food which he brought from Dandi March. It was a silent defiance of British Rule.
2)One to Practice in his life what he Preaches
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He always practice which he taught. He started with cleaning the toilet in order to show that no work is inferior and people doing that cannot treated as untouchable. His wife kasturba was very conservative she refused to do such work. He told you will have to do it as this is a thing which must start from us in order convince others.
3)To keep the sympathy for weakness of others
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Once somebody pointed out that so many people are there in his Ashram with dubious characters. He told who am I to see the fault of others when my self is full of weakness. I will take the cooperation of any person who is sincere in fighting for freedom which is our main goal.
4)Always see the qualities of person instead of his liabilities
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He selected the people with different views on the basis of their qualities.  Motilal, Jawaherlal Nehru never agreed with his philosophy. He knew but he worked with them for achieving freedom. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Maulana Azad, Jayaprakash Narayan, Sardar Patel, Subhash Chandra Bose all those stalwart differed with him on or other issue but he managed to work with them and took the maximum advantage of their qualities and abilities.
5)To search the Truth Everyday.
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Gandhi said he is always in search of truth and his truth  get change  with his experience. One of his colleagues pointed out that he is moving in public with putting two hands on the shoulders of two young girls but some of his followers may be treating it differently and they may misuse it. He told him firmly that he does not care until his conscious is clear. However he changed his view after sometime and accepted the views of his colleague openly in ‘Harijan’ wherein use to write regularly. It require lot of strength to accept the error of judgement.
6)One should Introspect regarding his actions from time to time
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Gandhi always use to introspect about his all actions and consequences thereon. He withdrew from so many agitations when they were on the peak because he found something was going against his guideline or philosophy.
7)The leaders are supposed to do public service with honesty  for the welfare of people.
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He did public services without any personal interest and even some time inviting displeasure from his close family members. The life story of his son Hiralal is glaring example of the same. Therefore you will find no member of his family is in public life or occupying some important positions. That is message of his life that public service is meant for good  of people not welfare of one’s own family.
8)Leaders should maintain high values,and character in the public life.
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He wanted that leader should be role model for general public in order to build up the character of people and to built up patriotism.. He suggest after independence that minister should stay in small house and draw only 500/- Rupees salary in order to set example among people. But unfortunately some of his own followers ruled out considering as impractical suggestions or mad idea.
                               Hence we can see that in the real sense Gandhiji's life is a message. One thing is certain that India is free but people are not  mentally free.  The Surajya of Bapu is still far away..
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