Did you know that Mahatma Gandhi stayed in Bayswater, as a student in London? Did you also know that I lived in Bayswater, when I had to work in London? My hope is that the similarity between the two of us doesn't end there.
Silly statements aside, what I take away most from having started "My Experiments with Truth", is the story of redemption. From Babu to Bapu. From a shy insecure barrister to the leader of a nation. Interestingly, what endears us to any great historical figure, say Gautama Buddha or Jesus Christ, is this transcension beyond human frailty.
I think the success of Obama's electoral campaign was because he couched himself in subtly messanic terms. I mean, his autobiography was called "The Audacity of Hope". Humans are a sucker for hope. :) Of course, only time will tell if he is going to deliver on his message.
Topic change, and inappropriate joke (no offense meant to anyone) :
Why did the fashion show in the West Bank end with a bang?
There was suicide bomber.
(*You may now laugh*)
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