ABSTRACT
Mohandas K. Gandhi's greatness was in demonstrating so persuasively that it is possible to combine the highest human aspirations with basic human decency. People like Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Winston Churchill, and Adolf Hitler were refused to adopt the principle "never do injustices to another person," just as they repudiated Gandhi's "naive faith" in the goodness in each one of us. Gandhi was aware of the limitations of his approach because of the reluctance of living people to embrace faith and change their dysfunctional ways of life. A gadfly like Gandhi stakes his life on faith in the highest ideals and aspirations. He knows that faith transcends practical reason. What sustained Gandhi's faith in the face of the recalcitrant reality were two insights: in the possibility of change and in people obligation toward the future generations. According to Gandhi, many things are impossible and yet are the only things right.
