How does anything get any significance? It is due to thoughts, emotions, actions associated with it, right? Otherwise, each day is like every other day. From the first rays of the sunshine to the moon rise, and beyond. The same day, the same routine!
January 30 has been significantly different though. It was on this day in 1933 that Hitler became the German Chancellor, an event which changed the history of the world, and undoubtedly of the inter-war Germany.
Far away in India, the day is darkly significant, too. It was on January 30, that Gandhiji was assassinated. Tragic as the event was, it assumed a trenchant significance in Maharashtra coz in the wake of the horrific event, countless Brahmin families suffered indescribable atrocities.
What then is the significance of not only the martyrdom of Gandhiji, individually but also as a way of life? In a world full of subtle, unseen but efficient falsehoods, getting more and more entrenched due to technology?
The meaning of the day, in my opinion, consists of questioning, and avoiding like the hell itself, the hunger for control, whether physical or psychological. What do you say?
Pratima@Tragic as Gandhiji's assassination was, equally cruel was the pogrom in Maharashtra against Brahmins. Casteless society, a forever dream!
Quote of the day: "The darkest places in hell," asserts Dante, "are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis."
Word of the day: wily Wily means skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully. If you are wily and ignore an injustice, you are UNFAIR.
Let us learn grammar: The basic most sentence structure in English is subject+ verb. A few examples can be: The wind blows. The door opens. The lightening strikes. Of course, we can extend these structures. As we go along, we shall know how. We need to know the types of verbs for such an explanation. More about verbs and their types when we meet after the weekend
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