Reflective Essay on the Autobiography of Gandhi
The story, "My experiment with Truth," an autograph on Gandhi, is marked with humility and truthfulness. Gandhi displayed his major principles of experiments with the truth, among other principles (Bhatt, n.d). Gandhi exempted impurities on his end and strove to realize the truth. He practiced and applied his knowledge of truth in everyday living. He also utilized spiritual principles in practical experiences as well as in scientific spirit. Gandhi's appeal is on readers to utilize the experiments as illustrations to propel their experiments (Gandhi, 2018).
Identified as "Father of the Nation," the Indian community showed love to Gandhi, respect, and devotion in an extraordinary measure (Malinar, 2019). All thronged his way to see him or get a word from his mouth. To them, he was an incarnation of God, who came to save them from the struggles of slavery. Gandhi humbly seeded for the truth, a man of unmeasurable genuineness, trustworthiness, and openness. Anytime he got interested in a principle, Gandhi would immediately translate that to practice. He faced risks whenever they came up and owned up to his mistakes. He welcomed all kinds of opposition, contempt, or mockery in his activities.
Gandhi was born in a coastal city in Kathiawad, Porbanar, and was the last born in his family grocers (Bhatt, n.d). During his primary education at Porbandar, Gandhi was not a goop performer. He was a shy student, kept to himself, did minimal study besides the printed texts, and never showed interest in outdoor games. Later, he did his high school education at Rajkot and turned out to be a teachers' favorite, where he also immersed plenty of the prices. He tried to reform Mehtab, which led him to eat meat, but he failed. After nursing his father daily, his father passed on while he was 16; he already had a wife. Gandhi developed the idea of studying law in England to overcome family resistance. Sailing from Bombay led him to be excommunicated from his caste by elders.
On reaching England, nothing seemed ordinary. Gandhi was nervous and timid; his English was not fluent and unfamiliar with British characters. Loneliness, homesickness fell on him. There, he joined the vegetarian society, where he rose to a Society's Executive Committee position and gave his opinions to the society's paper. He developed a similar club in his neighborhood and held the secretary's position. These roles gave him training in managing and leading institutions. Later on, he strived to play "The English Gentleman" to overcome the deficiency of self-confidence and make up for the fab of vegetarianism (Gandhi, 2018). All this envisioned becoming fit for the British elite society. He ordered clothes from an expensive designer and acquired an expensive hat. Gandhi went on to buy a violin and learned to play it after failing in a dancing class. In other thoughts, he decided to concentrate on his education as he would later on return to India.
Gandhi also started the study of religion. In Rajkot, he had received an early introduction to Hinduism alongside his sister religion. In Interacting with his friends, Musalman and Parsi, he had views about their faith with respect and lots of interest. He had a dislike for Christianity out...
…He changed it to 'Satyagrah' to fully cover the entire idea. He was forcefully let out of the colony, which he disobeyed, leading to two months behind bars. In a voluntary registration, General Smut promised Gandhi a withdrawal of the law. Gandhi agreed and was set free along with his co-workers (Gandhi, 2018).
Gandhi campaigned for voluntary registration but was criticized by some workers. Gandhi brought himself forward for registration, and on doing that, Mir Alam organized his assault with Lathis. On regaining consciousness, he ordered for the release of Mir Alam, who had been handed to the police (Desai, 2019). Rev Doke nursed him. Smuts, though, deceived Gandhi. Agitations resumed, and voluntary registration certificates were burnt in public. When the immigration restriction passed in Transvaal, Indians opposed the bill. They illegally crossed to Transvaal and were arrested, including Gandhi.
Satyagraha lasted for four years, after which it saw its lapse. A Black Law imposed a three-pound tax on Indians to provide for it. Satyagrahis crossed Transvaal to defy the law. Women, too, were allowed to join. Gandhi led a large number of Indian workers in the Natal Coalmines. Satyagraha aroused sympathy for the South African government throughout England and India (Desai, 2019). Thousands of workers struck work in sympathy. South Africa developed Gandhi. He went there shy and briefless at a young age but returned as an extraordinary leader who could move masses to an unpredicted extent in the Novel fight. His leadership skills were shaped and furthered his study of religion. He returned to India and was welcomed with honor as a hero. He would later form Satyagraha which wheeled his involvement…
