MAHATMA GANDHI'S TALISMAN

"I will give you a talisman.
Whenever you are in doubt, or when
the self becomes too much with
you, apply the following test. Recall
the face of the poorest and the
weakest man / woman whom you
may have seen, and ask yourself, if
the step you contemplate is going to
be of any use to him / her. Will he / she
gain anything by it? Will it
restore him / her to a control over
his / her own life and destiny? In
other words, will it lead to swaraj for the hungry and
spiritually starving millions?

Then you will find your doubts and
your self melt away."

(One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social thought).