Yes, as you say it’s time for us to contemplate and achieve what we want in life, no matter small or big.

With warm regards,

Anne

Maybe that could be the theme for a future blog post…

Thanks for your words. Yes, I feel I have a good dose of courage. There are a few, though, who have courage beyond courage, if you know what I mean.

All is so very well in life. I am loving my moments! And it is good to have remarkable people lighting the path along the way, reminding us how much good exists, how wonderful and precious this life opportunity is!

Thank you for your contribution, Arvind!

I also visited the Martin Luther King Jr center in Atlanta a few years ago and was amazed at how peaceful it was. But I did feel a sense of it being neglected and kind of forgotten.

The surrounding area still looked under-developed and probably no different from the time of Dr King’s death. But at least the legacy of his work lives on.

Finally, Lauren, I do believe that we all have the degree of courage you speak of. I am sure you will prove me right in the coming months and years:-)

This article touched my heart – it is beautiful! There is so much magnificence I hardly know where to begin.

The quote “They may break my bones and kill me, then they will have my body – but not my obedience” says it all. I could add not my soul. I believe a powerful desire for freedom is at the core of us.

Ghandi set such a powerful example. Recently I visited the Martin Luther King Jr. center in Atlanta. How fortunate MLK was to have Ghandi’s example and to utilize his model for the civil rights movement. Nelson Mandela comes to mind as well when I think of examples of wisdom and love.

I can’t help but weep in the presence of such greatness and this article took me there are well. It never fails to restore faith in life, in people, in love.

Hope. Goodness. Love. Strength. Simplicity. And most of all courage. I do not believe I have this degree of courage, yet we also surprise ourselves, I think, by how much courage we do have at times.

Lastly, I love the thought of being clear about who we are and what we stand for. To know that we have certain boundaries that we will not allow to be crossed.

Thank you so much for this beautiful article.

By the way, I write about Gandhi often, and you must check out my all time most popular blog post ever – 6 key lessons in life from a 140 year old man:-

http://www.arvinddevalia.com/blog/2009/10/02/6-key-lessons-in-life-from-a-140-year-old-man/

+Baker

There are those people who stand on the bylines – and then there are those people who get on with and make things happen.

And yes having a positive and big thinking peer group is key. Rub shoulders with such people and you too can be like them – and more importantly, you begin to let your life be your message.

When we see our legacy in that manner, it becomes a no-brainer that we should create our legacy!

As well as Gandhi, Dr Martin Luther King has always been one of my heroes and mentors. I have actually written a number of posts about Dr King – and you can find them all by typing “Luther” in the search box on the right.

And I am glad you make the point that legacy is not something you one day leave behind but it is also what you create every day wherever you go.

Seems like what you have written could be a great blog post that you can share with your readers and the world.

And as you say thought it may be hard to believe that such a one as Gandhi ever lived, it really shows what we are all capable of.