Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence through nonviolence and Satyagraha. Very few people know that he took these principles from Thomas Carlyle's book 'Unto the Last'. Mahatma was so influenced by the thoughts and writings of Thomas Carlyle that he experimented with the principles for the benefit of India's independence.
Did the author ever imagine that his ideas would help a country to attain independence and set a trend for others to follow? Never, but happened. Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela also experimented with the same principles for equality and the abolition of apartheid, and they succeeded. Mahatma truly admitted that these principles were not his own but were read and implemented. It is for these reasons that he is remembered as Mahatma Gandhi across the world.
All individuals have great ideas. Few individuals only share. And very few individuals accept and experiment. Usually, the credit goes to these few individuals as they accepted, tried, and tested with courage and conviction. What a great satisfaction the creator of the ideas gets when his or her ideas are accepted magnanimously and tried successfully.
Great individuals never bother with who gets credit for achievements. It is just because they are great. Many people have read Thomas Carlyle's book. But, how many people take his great ideas?
In our real life, we find few people having vast knowledge but not sharing. It does not help in any way. What happens when water stays in one place without any movement? It stinks. As there has to be a flow of water movement, there has to be a flow of ideas.
At any point in time, people will have similar ideas and insights. When opened up, the same can be shared, resulting in the generation of more ideas. This is the essence of the day.
The world is becoming complex every day with the rapidly growing technology. More and more problems are arising as a result of complexity and uncertainty. Having multiple ideas will help to tackle the problems.
This article is dedicated to those unsung heroes and heroines who share their knowledge with others with magnanimity without expecting any rewards or credit. If my blog “Where Knowledge is Wealth” becomes the torchbearer of knowledge, it will give me a sense of great satisfaction and joy.
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