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On this day in 1948 Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated. <\/p>\n

I would be born about six months later. I no longer recall when I first heard of him, his life, his example was simply part of the rhythm of life, like Christmas, and nuclear attack preparedness, such as it was. <\/p>\n

But there was something special in the Mahatma and his story. Somehow that story seeped into my consciousness and would inform me in ways that I often was barely aware of.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>Perhaps it was that a person could live in our times and still represent a saintly way.<\/p>\n<p>Of course it would have to be warts and all. His sexual issues are known. His various eccentricities are public knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>His political machinations, his mistakes cannot be missed.<\/p>\n<p>And, and something shines forth.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mahatma gandhi Funeral Cremation\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E5Jcprl4lnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>May his story be sung for the world over and over\u2026<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gandhi movie trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kxYQ4CXoIwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/33904114-7631217278641684819?l=monkeymindonline.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this day in 1948 Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated. 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