Tuesday, March 3, 2009 @ 12:01 AM
Example 1: Father Of India
Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869. He was shy and he spent most of his time alone reading books. When he was 13, his parents selected a young bride for him and they were married. After he finished high school, he went to London and became a lawyer.

For the next twenty years, he worked in South Africa and India. He tried very hard to make things better for the poor and the people of India. At that time, the British were ruling India and the rules they made did not satisfy the Indians. Instead of fighting them, Gandhi told everyone that he wanted to fight with words and not violence.

Several times, the British put Gandhi and the others in prison. They tortured them but still, Gandhi was persistent. He organized marches and strikes and convinced people from all over India to stop working. He told the people repeatedly to be peaceful and not resort to any violence.

Finally after many years, the British gave up and granted them their independence. It was a great victory for Gandhi and for the people of India. Great Britain, a superior country, had been defeated by peaceful revolution. Mahatma Gandhi was then known as the "Father of India" with peace and harmony as his utmost values.

Unfortunately, when the British left, India was divided into two parts. Pakistan was where the Muslims lived while India was where the Hindus lived. Soon, both Hindus and Muslims started to fight. Again, Gandhi went on a hunger strike so that people would stop fighting. After five long days, the leaders promised that they would stop the fight and Gandhi broke fast. Twelve days later, a Hindu man who was not very pleased with Gandhi's character, killed him with three bullets.

That ended the life of one of the greatest men that had ever walked on the face of this earth.