http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/gandhi-rsquo-s-sweet-tooth en-us 60 <p>Amen.</p> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:00:52 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:35:557 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/35 <p>That&#8217;s my favorite story about Gandhi. He exemplified being courageous enough to experiment with his own life, and being willing to walk his talk. Those are both qualities we could all use more of.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:03:17 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:35:554 TravisE http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/35 <p align="center">&ldquo;<em>We must be the change we wish to see.&rdquo;</em></p><p align="center"><u><a href="http://www.thinkArete.com/quotes/by_teacher/mahatma_gandhi/">Mahatma Gandhi</a></u>, 20th century Indian spiritual &amp; political leader</p><p>A woman travels across India to see Gandhi. </p><p>After waiting all day to speak to him, she asks him to tell her child to stop eating sugar. He tells her to come back in a week.</p><p>She travels to see Gandhi the following week. She asks him to tell her son to stop eating sugar. He says to the child, <em>&ldquo;Son, stop eating sugar.&rdquo;</em></p><p align="justify">The mother asks Gandhi why she had to wait a week and travel such a great distance for the second time. </p><p align="justify">He tells her, <em>&ldquo;A week ago, I was still eating sugar.&rdquo;</em></p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:08 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:35:35 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/35