Gandi: Ahimsa

Gandhi believes in peace. He wants people to stop fighting. He says that evil begets more evil and good begets good. By fighting with other countries it really only makes the situation more complex in the end. If everyone had the notion of peace then the world would be so much better of a place to be. Gandhi wants us to use what we have made for war for good causes which will help humanity instead of harm it. He gives the example of an incendiary using a fiery furnace as a means of destruction, but a housewife uses that same fire to cook food which helps humans. Yes i would love to live in a world with no fighting, but is it really realistic. There are so many diverse people on the face of the earth with so many different values. I dont see a way where everyone can live happily with no fighting. Religions cause a great deal of problems in the middle east. Our country got bombed on 9/11 because we flat our aren't liked by certain groups of people. Now what Gandhi would say is non violence in the answer, but if you are put in our presidents shoes would you listen to Gandhi or would you go after the very people who killed thousands of innocent American civilians? Yes i think it would be wonderful if there was no violence in our world but I question how realistically it would work out. CHAKS TAKE