An (allegedly) true story (found floating in cyberspace) told about Gandhi …..
When Gandhi was studying law at the University College of London, There was a professor, whose last name was Peters, who felt animosity
toward Gandhi, and because Gandhi never conceded to him in any disagreement, their “arguments” were very common.
One day, Mr Peters was having lunch at the dining room of the University and Gandhi came along with his tray and sat next to him. The professor, in his arrogance, said, “Mr Gandhi: you do not understand… A pig and a bird do not sit together to eat,” to what Gandhi replied, “You do not worry professor, I’ll fly away,” and he went and sat at another table.
Mr Peters, enraged, decided to take revenge on Gandhi on the next test, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions. Then, Mr Peters asked him the following question, “Mr Gandhi, if you are walking down the street and find a package, and within it there is a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money; which one will you take?”
Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, “the one with the money, of course.” Mr Peters, smiling, said, “I, in your place, would have taken the wisdom, don’t you think?” “Each one takes what one doesn’t have”, responded Gandhi indifferently.
Mr Peters, already hysterical, wrote on the exam sheet the word “idiot” And gave it to Gandhi. Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down. A few minutes later, Gandhi went to the professor and said, “Mr Peters, you signed the sheet but you did not give me the grade.”
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Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
i love this, whether true or not, some great lessons here…
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Yes a great piece whether true or not.
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Reblogged this on Writing Out Loud and commented:
True or not, a delightfully quick and entertaining read. To be so clever Thanks Irene
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Thanks for the reblog. I didn’t write this (found floating on the web with no credit) but couldn’t resist posting it. Some good lessons.
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How amazingly clever and if true, shows Ghandi to be the first class mind that I have always felt he was. It was also a great chuckle. Loved it.
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Thanks Noelle. Yes a first class mind definitely and even if not true some great messages plus ” a great chuckle”.
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Oh that is wonderful. Really loved it.
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Some great messages.
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Great story! – It made me smile while having breakfast. Thank you for sharing it.
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It was a story (not mine of course) that needed to be shared. It brought a smile to my face also.
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I wish i were half as smart.
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me too!
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Several examples of The Perfect Squelch ! 😀 Delightful, Irene.
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I didn’t write it M-R but I thought it wonderful. Love that turn of phrase “perfect squelch”. XD
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Oh, that’s something I remember very well from that wonderful US magazine “The Saturday Evening Post”: every issue had a cartoon with that title. 🙂
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It’s going into my repertoire. Bet they were great cartoons too.
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Indeed they were, 🙂
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Ha, hysterical! (And impressive – wish my wit was that quick!)
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Me too.
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Wonderful!
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Yes it was a perfect find.
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