Today I happened to lay my hand on a few sayings by Mahatma Gandhi.
*To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonesty.
*An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.
*A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
*Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
Not that I came across these quotes for the first time, but what depressed me was when I made a reality check with the present day society that I live in.
If I accept a principle but do not live by it, I land myself in guilt and regret. And no matter what I gain, if it comes at the cost of my peace, it will still be a loss.
Great people did'nt complicate their life. They kept it simple. They aligned their life to some timeless principles, and more importantly stood by them, no matter what the tests of circumstances were. Truth was one such fundamental by which the Atma transformed into a Mahatma.
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