Ghandi as a sage

As if there was a question of the selflessness of Ghandi's actions, all doubt is erased as I viewed Ghandi's advice as to how to make decisions when one is in doubt. Like something my mother, or grandmother would have told me, Ghandi writes, "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 whom you may have seen, and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him" (91). This statement reminded me of the numerous sermons I have heard out of the pulpit, as well as the advice I have recieved from my mom in the past. The statement tells one to be selfless. Selflessness, more so than manners, or any type of etiquette was engrained in me by my highschool football coach. Everyday, Coach Homer preached selflessness. When I made a sack, he would often be angry because in order to make a sack I would evade an offensive lineman who would go block one of the linebackers. Maybe I would have held his criticism with more salt if I knew the origin of his thoughts were from Gandhi.