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23 February 2012

Martin Luther King and nuclear technology?

This evening the third years began their oral defence of the thesis they have been toiling with the whole year (or the last two months, to be precise). Following their style, I too began correcting their papers just two days ago, with an equally indifferent attitude and lethargy. However, this evening, I could not stop laughing when I read the following passage from one of the papers. The main topic dealt with was the idea of Satyagraha and Gandhiji.
Gandhi was ever ready to fight in order to bring peace in the society. He never gave up the struggle and boldly invited his companions either to do or to die.
That was quite something but, I was totally unprepared for what followed a pages later... nothing can beat this:
After Gandhi, a film on Gandhi by Richard Attenborough has come out an opportune movement with the message of Satyagraha. The American Negro leader Dr. Martin Luther king had seen this movie. Then he used Gandhi's power of non-violence in the nuclear technology. More and more people are looking for this change. Today people do recognise that violent is ultimately meaningless in the nuclear age, because international terrorism and guerrilla action have increased in recent years.

1 comment:

  1. Well! MLK did say he had a dream, didn't he? ;)

    He did not say anything about nightmares though. I guess your brothers took the liberty of providing those as well. Such kindness! :D

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