Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation, has a high reputation in the world. This is a group of old photographs reflecting Gandhi's different periods, and unlike Gandhi's glorious image, the real Gandhi has a completely different evaluation, for example, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said: "It is disgusting to see that the lawyer who graduated from the London Law School who is good at incitement is now pretending to be an ascetic common to the Orientals, half naked, skinny, and even sitting at an equal level with the vice-king (the governor of India), entering and leaving the palace, pretending to dine and drink tea with the representatives of the British king." ”
In Hindi, "Mahatma" means "great soul." In 1906, at the age of 37, Gandhi took the vow of abstinence. Since then, Gandhi has not had any repetition on the issue of abstinence. One night in 1936, Gandhi suddenly had a sexual urge in a dream, when he was 67 years old. Gandhi later recalled: "It was the most painful moment of my life. ”
[Gandhi and Nehru] Beginning in 1945, Gandhi experimented with abstinence. Gandhi let the teenagers bathe and sleep with him, most of them about 17 years old. Gandhi believed that this was done to "warm the body" at night, a "natural remedy" with a pronounced effect on abstinence. Gandhi believed that abstinence was significant, that "the mature ascetic has certain extraordinary qualities, and his words, thoughts, and actions reflect his exuberant vitality." We slept in each other's arms, warming each other with our bodies until the time of prayer came. ”
[Gandhi] When Gandhi was 56 years old, he found it more and more difficult to abstain, and it was very painful. Gan said: "I am not a weak and lazy person, and I have not yet figured out where those impure ideas come from." I know that everyone has a key to lock their impure thoughts, but everyone needs to find such a key for themselves. The sages and sages left only a wealth of experience, and there was no universal elixir. ”
Gandhi was the leader of India's "non-violent non-cooperation" movement, for which he went on 18 hunger strikes in protest. Gandhi also had an unbelievable point of view, suggesting that China stop resisting Japanese aggression, "Chinese should use the concept of non-violence and non-cooperation to guide this war, that is, not to fight against the Japanese, but to let them come with their own means of destruction, take out two hundred million people themselves, and destroy them, but the remaining two hundred million people will not yield, if they do this, the Japanese will be shocked by China, and the Japanese will suddenly become slaves to the Chinese." ”
[Gandhi participates in the parade] In many abstinence experiments, Gandhi increasingly believed in the importance of an asceticism, "I think that life without practicing 'abstinence' is no different from a beast. Beasts are born without the ability to control themselves, and the difference between man and beast is precisely that man has the ability to control himself. In the past, when I read the praise of 'abstinence' in religious scriptures, I always felt that it was too ideal and exaggerated, but now I gradually realize that those praises are completely correct and have a basis for life. ”
[Gandhi Assassination] On January 30, 1948, Gandhi was assassinated on the way to a prayer service at the age of 79. When Gandhi died in this way, it caused a huge sensation in India, and many people believed that Gandhi was martyred and that a state funeral should be held. Gandhi left his last words: "He was cremated publicly within 24 hours." ”
Gandhi's cremation ceremony was cremated on the yamuna River east of New Delhi, and after the news spread, more than a million Indians rushed to the cremation site, hoping to send Gandhi on his last journey. In a radio speech, then-Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru sadly said: "Gandhi has left us, darkness has enveloped everything... Our Father of the Nation is gone. We can no longer come to him for advice and comfort. ”
At the last moments of his life, Gandhi did not hate the man who shot him, but chose to forgive him, "Please forgive this poor man!" "Gandhi's assassination also had a great impact internationally. The famous scientist Albert Einstein commented: "Posterity will hardly believe that there is a flesh and blood body like him in the world!" ”
After Gandhi was cremated, dozens of women broke through the police's barrier and jumped into the fire to be martyred voluntarily. After the cremation, Gandhi's ashes were collected and sent to the Bapu Bhawan Memorial Hall in Madhya Pradesh, India. Since there were still many ashes on the scene, the believers frantically scrambled, believing that there was a remnant of Gandhi's soul in it.