Fr Antony Pancras, the editor of The New Leader, a widely circulated fortnightly in the October 16-31, 2018 issue, in his editorial referred to the Seven Social Sins that Mahatma Gandhi wrote about in his weekly news paper Young India:
" Politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice".
I usually follow the editorial which Fr Antony writes because he summarises a value based approach to current issues. He is succinct, appealing and inspiring in what and how he writes.
While remembering Mahatma Gandhi, in the same editorial he writes: 'Deep spirituality was the heart beat of Gandhi's fearless life'!
I read this editorial a few times to get connected with the teachings of Mahatma.
I spent two years working at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, from 1975, situated in the same village, Sewagram, where Mahatma had his ashram and spent about fifteen years before and during the freedom movement. It was during that time, I got a sense of the life of vocation he lived. H looked fragile and vulnerable, but he had a resolute purpose and mission. I was told by Dr Sushila Nayyar, who was his personal physician in the latter years that, he spent early hours of the day and late hours in meditation! That was the source of his inner strength !
M.C.Mathew(text and pictures)
I acknowledge the photo and part of the text to The New Leader and express my gratitude to the editor, Fr Antony Pancras
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