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,NO ,MAHATMA 

  

,I ,D,O NOT FEEL LIKE BE+ ONE .<A ,MAHATMA.>4 ,BUT ,I DO KN[ ?AT ,I AM AMONG ! HUMBLE/ ( ,GOD'S CREATURES4 7 ,Y,I1 #b#g-#a-#a#i#b#a1 P4#c#d#b7 

,(T5 ! TITLE HAS DEEPLY PA9$ ME2 & !RE IS NOT A MOM5T ,I CAN RECALL :5 IT MAY BE SAID TO HAVE TICKL$ ME4 7,A1 P4 XIV7 

,MY ,MAHATMA %IP IS WOR?LESS4 ,IT IS DUE TO MY \TW>D ACTIVITIES1 DUE TO MY POLITICS :I* IS ! LEA/ P>T ( ME & IS1 !RE=E1 EVANESC5T4 ,:AT IS ( ABID+ WOR? IS MY 9SI/5CE ON TRU?1 NONVIOL5CE & BRAHMA*>YA :I* IS ! REAL P>T ( ME4 ,?AT P>T ( ME1 H[EV] SMALL1 IS NOT TO BE DESPIS$4 ,IT IS MY ALL4 ,I PRIZE EV5 ! FAILURES & DISILLUSIONM5T'S :I* >E BUT /EPS T[>DS SUCCESS4 7,Y,I1 #b#e-#a#b-#a#i#b#f1 PP#g#h-#g#i7 

,! WORLD KN[S SO LITTLE ( H[ MU* MY SO-CALL$ GREATNESS DEP5DS UPON ! 9CESSANT TOIL & DRUDG]Y ( SIL5T1 DEVOT$1 ABLE & PURE WORK]S1 M5 AS WELL AS WOM54 7,Y,I1 #b#f-#d-#a#i#b#h1 P#a#c7 

,TRU? TO ME IS 9F9ITELY DE>] ?AN ! 'MAHATMA%IP'1 :I* IS PURELY A BURD54 ,IT IS MY KN[L$GE ( MY LIMITATIONS & MY NO?+NESS :I* HAS SO F> SAV$ ME FROM ! OPPRESSIV5ESS ( ! 'MAHATMA%IP'4 7,Y,I1 #a-#a#a-#a#i#b#h1 P#c#f#a7 

,SICK ( ,ADORATION 

  

,I HAVE BECOME LIT]ALLY SICK ( ! ADORATION ( ! UN?9K+ MULTITUDE4 ,I W\LD FEEL C]TA9 ( MY GR\ND IF ,I WAS SPAT UPON BY !M4 ,!N !RE W\LD BE NO NE$ = CONFESSION ( ,HIMALAYAN & O!R MISCALCULATIONS1 NO RETRAC+1 NO RE->RANG+4 7,Y,I1 #b-#c-#a#i#b#b1 P#a#c#e7 

,9 ! MAJORITY ( CASES1 ADDRESSES PRES5T$ TO ME CONTA9 ADJECTIVES :I* ,I AM ILL ABLE TO C>RY4 ,!IR USE CAN DO GOOD NEI!R TO ! WRIT]S NOR TO ME4 ,!Y UNNECESS>Y HUMILIATE ME1 = ,I HAVE TO CONFESS ?AT ,I DO NOT DES]VE !M4 ,:5 !Y >E DES]V$1 !IR USE IS SUP]FLU\S4 ,IT CANNOT ADD TO ! /R5G? ( ! QUALITIES POSSESS$ BY ME4 ,!Y MAY1 IF ,I AM NOT ON MY GU>D1 EASILY TURN MY HEAD4 ,! GOOD ?AT A MAN DOES IS MORE (T5 ?AN NOT BETT] LEFT UNSAID4 ,IMITATION IS ! S9C]E/ FLATT]Y4 7,Y,I1 #b#a-#e-#a#i#b#e1 P#a#g#f7 

,! ,MAHATMA ,I MU/ LEAVE TO HIS FATE4 ,?\< A NON-COOP]ATOR1 ,I %ALL GLADLY SUBSCRIBE TO A ,BILL TO MAKE IT CRIM9AL = ANYBODY TO CALL ME ,MAHATMA & TO T\* MY FEET4 ,:]E ,I CAN IMPOSE ! LAW MYSELF1 I4E41 AT ! ,A%RAM1 ! PRACTICE IS CRIM9AL4 7,Y,I1 #a#g-#c-#a#i#b#g1 P#h#f7 

,TRUE ,HONOR 

  

,! HI<E/ HONOR ?AT MY FRI5DS CAN DO ME IS TO 5=CE 9 !IR [N LIVES ! PROGRAM ?AT ,I /& = OR TO RESI/ ME TO !IR UTMO/ IF !Y DO NOT BELIEVE 9 IT4 7,Y,I1 #a#b-#f-#a#i#b#d1 P#a#i#g7 

,IT WILL BE WA/E ( GOOD MONEY TO SP5D 444 ON ]ECT+ A CLAY OR METALLIC /ATUE ( ! FIGURE ( A MAN :O IS HIMSELF MADE ( CLAY & IS MORE FRAGILE ?AN A BANGLE :I* CAN KEEP BY PRES]VATION = A ?\S& YE>S1 :]EAS ! HUMAN BODY DIS9TEGRATES DAILY & UND]GOES F9AL DIS9TEGRATION AFT] ! USUAL SPAN ( LIFE4 ,I HAVE LE>N$ FROM MY ,MUSLIM FRI5DS1 AMONG :OM ,I HAVE PASS$ ! BE/ P>T ( MY LIFE1 MY DISLIKE ( /ATUES & PHOTOGRAPHS ( MY FIGURE4444 

,LET !SE L9ES S]VE AS A W>N+ TO ?OSE :O WANT TO HONOR ME BY ]ECT+ /ATUES & HAV+ PORTRAITS ( MY FIGURE1 ?AT ,I HE>TILY DISLIKE !SE EXHIBITIONS4 ,I %ALL DEEM IT AMPLE HONOR IF ?OSE :O BELIEVE 9 ME WILL BE GOOD 5\< TO PROMOTE ! ACTIVITIES ,I /& =4 7,H1 #a#a-#a#b-#a#i#c#i1 P#a7 

,NO ',AVAT>' 

  

,I HOLD IT TO BE A BLASPHEMY TO REPRES5T ME AS ,%RI ,KRI%NA4 ,I CLAIM TO BE A HUMBLE WORK] & NO MORE AMONG MANY 9 A GREAT CAUSE1 :I* CAN ONLY BE 9JUR$ RA!R ?AN ADVANC$ BY GLORIFICATION ( ITS LEAD]S4 ,A CAUSE HAS ! BE/ *ANCE ( SUCCESS :5 IT IS EXAM9$ & FOLL[$ ON ITS [N M]ITS4 ,MEASURES MU/ ALWAYS1 9 A PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY1 BE HELD SUP]IOR TO M51 :O >E AFT] ALL IMP]FECT 9/RUM5TS1 WORK+ = !IR FULFILLM5T4 7,Y,I1 #a#c-#g-#a#i#b#a1 P#b#b#d7 

,! ONLY VIRTUE ,I WANT TO CLAIM IS ,TRU? & ,NONVIOL5CE4 ,I LAY NO CLAIM TO SUP]HUMAN P[]S4 ,I WANT NONE4 ,I WE> ! SAME CORRUPTIBLE FLE% ?AT ! WEAKE/ ( MY FELL[-BE+S WE>S1 & AM1 !RE=E1 AS LIABLE TO ]R AS ANY4 ,MY S]VICES HAVE MANY LIMITATIONS1 BUT ,GOD HAS UP TO N[ BLESS$ !M 9 SPITE ( ! IMP]FECTIONS4 7,Y,I1 #a#f-#b-#a#i#b#b1 P#a#b7 

,I LAY CLAIM TO NO?+ EXCLUSIVELY DIV9E 9 ME4 ,I DO NOT CLAIM PROPHET%IP4 ,I AM BUT A HUMBLE SEEK] AFT] ,TRU? & B5T UPON F9D+ ,IT4 ,I C\NT NO SACRIFICE TOO GREAT = ! SAKE ( SEE+ ,GOD FACE TO FACE4 ,! :OLE ( MY ACTIVITY1 :E!R IT MAY BE CALL$ SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 HUMANIT>IAN OR E?ICAL1 IS DIRECT$ TO ?AT 5D4 

,& AS ,I KN[ ?AT ,GOD IS F\ND MORE (T5 9 ! L[LIE/ ( ,HIS CREATURES ?AN 9 ! HI< & MI<TY1 ,I AM /RUGGL+ TO REA* ! /ATUS ( !SE4 ,I CANNOT DO SO )\T !IR S]VICE4 ,H5CE MY PASSION = ! S]VICE ( ! SUPPRESS$ CLASSES4 ,& AS ,I CANNOT R5D] ?IS S]VICE )\T 5T]+ POLITICS1 ,I F9D MYSELF 9 !M4 ,?US ,I AM NO MA/]4 ,I AM BUT A /RUGGL+1 ]R+1 HUMBLE S]VANT ( ,9DIA & !RE ?R\< ( HUMANITY4 7,H1 #a#a-#i-#a#i#b#d1 PP#b#i#h7 

,IT IS CURI\S H[ WE DELUDE \RSELVES4 ,WE FANCY ?AT ONE CAN MAKE ! P]I%ABLE BODY IMPREGNABLE & WE ?9K IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EVOKE ! HIDD5 P[]S ( ! S\L4 ,WELL1 ,I AM 5GAG$ 9 TRY+ TO %[1 IF ,I HAVE ANY ( !SE P[]S1 ?AT ,I AM AS FRAIL A MORTAL AS ANY ( US & ?AT ,I NEV] HAD ANY?+ EXTRAORD9>Y AB\T ME NOR HAVE ANY N[4 7,Y,I1 #f-#e-#a#i#b#f1 P#a#f#d7 

,I DO NOT CONSID] MYSELF WOR?Y TO BE M5TION$ 9 ! SAME BREA? ) ! RACE ( PROPHETS4 ,I AM A HUMBLE SEEK] AFT] TRU?4 ,I AM IMPATI5T TO REALIZE MYSELF1 TO ATTA9 MOK%A 9 ?IS V]Y EXI/5CE4 ,MY NATIONAL S]VICE IS P>T ( MY TRA9+ = FREE+ MY S\L FROM ! BONDAGE ( FLE%4 ,?US CONSID]$1 MY S]VICE MAY BE REG>D$ AS PURELY SELFI%4 ,I HAVE NO DESIRE = ! P]I%ABLE K+DOM ( E>?4 ,I AM /RIV+ = ! ,K+DOM ( ,HEAV51 :I* IS MOK%A4 7,Y,I1 #c-#d-#a#i#b#d1 P#a#a#d7 

,I CLAIM TO BE NO MORE ?AN AN AV]AGE MAN ) LESS ?AN AV]AGE ABILITY4 ,NOR CAN ,I CLAIM ANY SPECIAL M]IT = SU* NONVIOL5CE OR CONT95CE AS ,I HAVE BE5 ABLE TO REA* ) LABORI\S RESE>*4 ,I HAVE NOT ! %AD[ ( A D\BT ?AT ANY MAN OR WOMAN CAN A*IEVE :AT ,I HAVE1 IF HE OR %E W\LD MAKE ! SAME EF=T & CULTIVATE ! SAME HOPE & FAI?4 7,H1 #c-#a-#a#i#c#f1 P#b#f#i7 

,SOME ( MY CORRESPOND5TS SEEM TO ?9K ?AT ,I CAN WORK WOND]S4 ,LET ME SAY AS A DEVOTEE ( TRU? ?AT ,I HAVE NO SU* GIFT444 ,ALL ! P[] ,I MAY HAVE COMES FROM ,GOD4 ,BUT ,HE DOES NOT WORK DIRECTLY4 ,HE WORKS ?R\< ,HIS NUMB]LESS AG5CIES4 7,H1 #h-#a-#a#i#c#h1 P#b#h#e7 

,AW>5ESS ( ,LIMITATIONS 

  

,I CONSID] MYSELF TO BE A SAGACI\S WORK] & MY SAGACITY MEANS NO MORE & NO LESS ?AN A F9E P]CEPTION ( MY LIMITATIONS4 ,I HOPE ,I NEV] TRAVEL BEYOND MY LIMITS4 ,C]TA9LY1 ,I HAVE NEV] DONE SO CONSCI\SLY4 7,Y,I1 #b#c-#f-#a#i#b1 P#c7 

,I AM CONSCI\S ( MY [N LIMITATIONS4 ,?AT CONSCI\SNESS IS MY ONLY /R5G?4 ,:ATEV] ,I MI<T HAVE BE5 ABLE TO DO 9 MY LIFE HAS PROCE$$ MORE ?AN ANY?+ ELSE \T ( ! REALIZATION ( MY [N LIMITATIONS4 7,Y,I1 #a#c-#a#a-#a#i#b#d1 P#c#g#h7 

,IF ,I WAS :AT ,I WANT TO BE1 ! FA/ W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 NECESS>Y4 ,I W\LD NOT !N NE$ TO >GUE ) ANYONE4 ,MY WORD W\LD GO /RAI<T HOME4 ,9DE$1 ,I W\LD NOT EV5 NE$ TO UTT] ! WORD4 ,! M]E WILL ON MY P>T W\LD SUFFICE TO PRODUCE ! REQUIR$ EFFECT4 ,BUT ,I AM PA9FULLY AW>E ( MY LIMITATIONS4 

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,I %ALL CONT9UE TO CONFESS BLUND]S EA* TIME ! PEOPLE COMMIT !M4 ,! ONLY TYRANT ,I ACCEPT 9 ?IS WORLD IS ! '/ILL SMALL VOICE' )94 ,& EV5 ?\< ,I HAVE TO FACE ! PROSPECT ( A M9ORITY ( ONE1 ,I HUMBLY BELIEVE ,I HAVE ! C\RAGE TO BE 9 SU* A HOPELESS M9ORITY4 7,Y,I1 #b-#c-#a#i#b#b1 P#a#c#e7 

,I CLAIM TO BE A FAIRLY ACCURATE /UD5T ( HUMAN NATURE & VIVISECTOR ( MY [N FAIL+S4 ,I HAVE DISCOV]$ ?AT MAN IS SUP]IOR TO ! SY/EM HE PROP\NDS4 7,M,G,I1 P#b#d#a7 

,I HOPE !RE IS NO PRIDE 9 ME4 ,I FEEL ,I RECOGNIZE FULLY MY WEAKNESS4 ,BUT MY FAI? 9 ,GOD & ,HIS /R5G? & LOVE IS UN%AKABLE4 ,I AM LIKE CLAY 9 ! ,POTT]'S H&4 7,Y,I1 #b#f-#a-#a#i#b#b1 P#d#i7 

,I HAVE NO DESIRE = PRE/IGE ANY:]E4 ,IT IS FURNITURE REQUIR$ 9 C\RTS ( ,K+S4 ,I AM A S]VANT ( ,MUSSALMANS1 ,*RI/IANS1 ,P>SIS & ,JEWS AS ,I AM ( ,H9DUS4 ,& A S]VANT IS 9 NE$ ( LOVE1 NOT PRE/IGE4 ,?AT IS ASSUR$ TO ME SO LONG AS ,I REMA9 A FAI?FUL S]VANT4 7,Y,I1 #b#f-#c-#a#i#b#e1 P#a#a#b7 

,READ9ESS = ,M>TYRDOM 

  

,!RE >E C]TA9 ?+S :I* Y\ CANNOT ESCAPE ALL AT ONCE1 EV5 :IL/ Y\ >E AVOID+ !M4 ,?IS E>?LY CASE 9 :I* ,I AM LOCK$ UP IS ! BANE ( MY LIFE1 BUT ,I AM OBLIG$ TO PUT UP ) IT & EV5 9DULGE IT4 7,Y,I1 #b#g-#a-#a#i#b#a1 P#c#d#b7 

,I IMPLICITLY BELIEVE 9 ! TRU? ( ! SAY+ ?AT NOT A BLADE ( GRASS MOVES BUT BY ,HIS WILL4 ,HE WILL SAVE IT .<MY LIFE.> IF ,HE NE$S IT = FUR!R S]VICE 9 ?IS BODY4 ,NONE CAN SAVE IT AGA9/ ,HIS WILL4 7,E,F1 P#a#a#d7 

,DO NOT SEEK TO PROTECT ME4 ,! ,MO/ ,HI< IS ALWAYS !RE TO PROTECT US ALL4 ,Y\ MAY BE SURE ?AT :5 MY TIME IS UP1 NO ONE1 NOT EV5 ! MO/ R5[N$ 9 ! WORLD1 CAN /& BETWE5 ,HIM & ME4 7,Y,I1 #b-#d-#a#i#c#a1 P#f#d-#e#e7 

,I MU/ BE TRUE TO MY ,MAK]1 & ! MOM5T ,I FEEL ?AT LIFE IS 9SUPPORTABLE = ME1 ,I HOPE NOT TO BE F\ND WANT+4 ,:AT BETT] REP>ATION CAN ,I DO ?AN WILL+ SURR5D] ( ! BODY ?AT HAS CEAS$ TO EVOKE RESPONSE & MAY BE A H9DRANCE TO ! DISCOV]Y ( ! TRUE WAY8 7IBID1 P#f7 

,I AM NOT A*+ = M>TYRDOM1 BUT IF IT COMES 9 MY WAY 9 ! PROSECUTION ( :AT ,I CONSID] TO BE ! SUPREME DUTY 9 DEF5SE ( ! FAI? ,I HOLD444 ,I %ALL HAVE E>N$ IT4 7,H1 #b#i-#f-#a#i#c#d1 P#a#e#f7 

,:IL/ ,I PRIZE ! UNB\ND$ AFFECTION ( ! PEOPLE1 LET !M REALIZE ?AT MY LIFE IS NOT WOR? KEEP+ IF ANXIETY TO SAVE IT DEFLECTS ! ATT5TION ( ! NATION FROM ! MA9 PURPOSE4 7,H1 #a#a-#c-#a#i#c#i1 P#d#d7 

,ASSAULTS HAVE BE5 MADE ON MY LIFE 9 ! PA/1 BUT ,GOD HAS SP>$ ME TILL N[1 & ! ASSAILANTS HAVE REP5T$ = !IR ACTION4 ,BUT IF SOMEONE W]E TO %OOT ME 9 ! BELIEF ?AT HE WAS GETT+ RID ( A RASCAL1 HE W\LD KILL NOT ! REAL ,G&HI1 BUT ! ONE ?AT APPE>$ TO HIM A RASCAL4 7,B,C1 #i-#h-#a#i#d#b7 

,GOD ALONE IS MY PROTECTOR4 ,H[ CAN PUNY MAN1 :O IS NOT SURE EV5 ( HIS [N TOMORR[1 PRESUME TO PROTECT ANO!R8 ,I AM CONT5T TO BE UND] ,GOD'S C>E4 ,HE MAY PROTECT OR DE/ROY4 ,I KN[ ,HE SOMETIMES EV5 DE/ROYS TO PROTECT4 7,H1 #i-#f-#a#i#d#f1 P#a#g7 

,I DO NOT WANT TO DIE 444 ( A CREEP+ P>ALYZES ( MY FACULTIES-A DEFEAT$ MAN4 ,AN ASSASS9'S BULLET MAY PUT AN 5D TO MY LIFE4 ,I W\LD WELCOME IT4 ,BUT ,I W\LD LOVE1 ABOVE ALL1 TO FADE \T DO+ MY DUTY ) MY LA/ BREA?4 7,M,G,M,L,P1 ,I1 P#e#f#b7 

,I AM NOT AFRAID TO DIE 9 MY MISSION1 IF ?AT IS TO BE MY FATE4 7,H1 #b#g-#d-#a#i#d#g1 P#a#b#g7 

,AVOIDANCE ( ,ANG] 

  

,I HAVE LE>N$ ?R\< BITT] EXP]I5CE ! ONE SUPREME LESSON TO CONS]VE MY ANG]1 & AS HEAT CONS]V$ IS TRANSMUT$ 9TO 5]GY1 EV5 SO \R ANG] CONTROLL$ CAN BE TRANSMUT$ 9TO A P[] :I* CAN MOVE ! WORLD4 7,Y,I1 #a#e-#i-#a#i#b1 P#f7 

,I SP>E NEI!R FRI5D NOR FOE :5 IT IS A QUE/ION ( DEP>T+ FROM ! CODE ( HONOR4 7,Y,I1 #b-#c-#a#i#b#b1 P#a#d7 

,IT IS NOT ?AT ,I DO NOT GET ANGRY4 ,I DO NOT GIVE V5T TO ANG]4 ,I CULTIVATE ! QUALITY ( PATI5CE AS ANG]LESSNESS1 &1 G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 ,I SUCCE$4 ,BUT ,I ONLY CONTROL MY ANG] :5 IT COMES4 ,H[ ,I F9D IT POSSIBLE TO CONTROL IT W\LD BE A USELESS QUE/ION1 = IT IS A HABIT ?AT EV]YONE MU/ CULTIVATE & MU/ SUCCE$ 9 =M+ BY CON/ANT PRACTICE4 7,H1 #a#a-#e-#a#i#c#e1 P#i#h7 

,IF ,I HAD NO S5SE ( HUMOR1 ,I %\LD LONG AGO HAVE COMMITT$ SUICIDE4 7,Y,I1 #a#h-#h-#a#i#b#a1 P#b#c#h7 

,I AM AN IRREPRESSIBLE OPTIMI/1 BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE 9 MYSELF4 ,?AT S\NDS V]Y >ROGANT1 DOESN'T IT8 ,BUT ,I SAY IT FROM ! DEP?S ( MY HUMILITY4 ,I BELIEVE 9 ! SUPREME P[] ( ,GOD4 ,I BELIEVE 9 ,TRU? &1 !RE=E1 ,I HAVE NO D\BT 9 ! FUTURE ( ?IS C\NTRY OR ! FUTURE ( HUMANITY4 

,I AM AN OPTIMI/ BECAUSE ,I EXPECT MANY ?+S FROM MYSELF4 ,I HAVE NOT GOT !M1 ,I KN[1 AS ,I AM NOT YET A P]FECT BE+4 ,IF ,I WAS ONE1 ,I %\LD NOT EV5 NE$ TO REASON ) Y\4 ,:5 ,I AM A P]FECT BE+1 ,I HAVE SIMPLY TO SAY ! WORD & ! NATION WILL LI/54 ,I WANT TO ATTA9 ?AT P]FECTION BY S]VICE4 

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,MY PHILOSOPHY1 IF ,I CAN BE SAID TO HAVE ANY1 EXCLUDES ! POSSIBILITY ( H>M TO ONE'S CAUSE BY \TSIDE AG5CIES4 ,! H>M COMES DES]V$LY & ONLY :5 ! CAUSE ITSELF IS BAD OR1 BE+ GOOD1 ITS *AMPIONS >E UNTRUE1 FA9!>T$ OR UNCLEAN4 7,H1 #b#e-#g-#a#i#c#f1 P#a#h#e7 

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