Portrait of Gandhi - acrylic and indian ink on canvas
Two quotes from Gandhi that always resonated with me are
1/ be the change you wish to see in the world
and 2/ first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you and then you win.
I love the sentiment of both of these, but, let's not forget that Gandhi's wife died because Gandhi refused to let her have medication for religious reasons but then accepted the medication himself a few months later when he was faced with the same illness.
It's not always easy to stick to your principles when faced with adversity, even for someone like Gandhi, who has inspired countless people to try
wow i Didn't know that fact about ghandi... yeah it's hard to be strong when faced by adversity. but we're all humans we want it or not :P
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