So she gets on a journey of hundreds of miles barefoot with her son to see the Mahatma and to request him to cajole her son into leaving the habit ( secretly wishing there was a device to show all the nearby horse carts on a map which she could share with other travelers).Īfter reaching his Ashram, elbowing other fans out of the line, she seeks an appointment to see the Mahatma.īoth of them sit on the concrete floor along with Gandhi, while he spun cotton on his famous Charkha. Worried about his health, she thought of reaching out to the person idolized by her son- Mahatma Gandhi, the most respected and revered freedom fighters of India. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t wean him off it. Gandhi realized that being honest could generate trust and confidence in the minds of people.A mother was frustrated with her son’s sugar addiction. His father, although disappointed, felt more confident than ever that Gandhi had now come to terms with reality and that he would never repeat the sins that he had once committed.
This incident pained Gandhi a lot - he couldn’t bear to see his father hurt. He then closed his eyes for a bit and tore the letter. His father read the letter and tears rolled down his face. He was very worried that his father, who was bedridden, will be hurt more than anything. He put it all together in a letter, explaining about every sin he had committed. After a lot of thinking, he decided that he would tell his father the truth. He wanted to make amends but couldn’t think of anything that would make up for all the wrong he had done.
He had by then lost his peace of mind and had sleepless nights.
Gandhi, without much thought, stole a little gold from his brother’s armlet while he was asleep and sold it the next day to clear the debt.Īll of this was becoming a little too much to take in for Gandhi. When Gandhi was about 15 years old, his brother confessed to him of a debt of twenty-five rupees. They resorted to other forms of theft too. They even tried smoking the stems of a certain plant that was known to burn like cigarettes, and even stole from the money allotted for the household help. They tried a whole bunch of things for alternatives. They were fascinated with the puffs of smoke a whole cigarette generates. They would sometimes steal the left over cigarette butts of their uncle’s. They wanted to buy cigarettes but did not have the money to do so. Growing up, Gandhi and his brother had the urge to try it each time his uncle made puffs of smoke. Gandhi’s uncle had a bad habit of smoking. Was he always like that? Or did any situation or incident shape him to be so? Here is a story from his childhood that will not only help you know a little bit more about our leader but also teach you one of the most valuable lessons in life. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahatma as he is called today was a man of honesty and virtuousness.
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