Why Gandhi Was a Good Leader
MAHATMA GANDHI "Be the change you want to see in the world." These are the words of Mahatma Gandhi. Today Gandhi is considered the most important Indian who ever lived. The father of the nation,"Bapu", non-violently and successfully fought for Indian equal rights and for India's freedom and independence from British rule. He is one of the greatest leaders who ever existed because he was fearless, selfless and persistent. Gandhi was not a great speaker, did not have a very attractive appearance, lived asimple life and avoided the spotlight as much as he could, but he is still regarded as one of the most exemplary persons to have ever walked on earth. The reason is because he always believed in himself. The first example of his fearlessness was his creation of the concept of satyagraha, a non-violent way of protesting against injustices or civil disobedience.* Even though some believed that this tactic was weak, Gandhi did not believe in punishing the "enemy" but to gain independence by befriending them.* He did not believe in a winners and losers, just as long as the problem was fixed, there was no need for bloodshed. The second example was his works for Indian equal rights in South Africa. At age 23, Gandhi suffered his first taste of discrimination when he was traveling in South Africa to work on a case (when he was still practicing law) and the railroad officials told him to move from the first class section of the train to the third class section because he was Indian. When Gandhi refused they threw him off the train. Because of this, he noticed the way Indians were mistreated in South Africa and wanted to help them.* In 1896, he sailed back to India to bring his family back to South Africa. But his boat was delayed because a large group of white South Africans believed that he brought two shiploads of Indians with him to overrun South Africa. But even though it was not true, when his family finally got off the boat, they were still assaulted with