Pura Vida
Well-Known Member
"He who stops to ponder and think will generally come out ahead."
When Gandhi was studying law at University College, London, a
Caucasian professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him
intensely and always displayed prejudice and animosity towards him.
Also, because Gandhi never lowered his head when addressing him, as he
expected, there were always arguments and confrontations.
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 the
professor. The professor said, "Mr. Gandhi, you do not understand. A
pig and a bird do not sit together to eat." Gandhi looked at him as a
parent would a rude child and calmly replied, "You do not worry
professor. I'll fly away," and he went and sat at another table.
Mr. Peters, reddened with rage, decided to take revenge on the next
test paper, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions.
Mr. Peters, unhappy and frustrated, asked him the following question
"Mr. Gandhi, if you were walking down the street and found a package,
and within was a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money,
which one would you take?" Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, "The
one with the money, of course." Mr. Peters, smiling sarcastically,
said, "I, in your place, would have taken wisdom, don't you think?
Gandhi shrugged indifferently and responded, "Each one takes what he
doesn't have."
Mr. Peters, by this time was beside himself and so great was his anger
that he wrote on Gandhi's exam sheet the word "idiot" and gave it to
Gandhi. Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down at his desk trying
very hard to remain calm while he contemplated his next move. A few
minutes later, Gandhi got up, went to the professor and said to him in
a dignified but sarcastically polite tone, "Mr. Peters, you signed the
sheet, but you did not give me the grade."
Wit always wins over anger.
When Gandhi was studying law at University College, London, a
Caucasian professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him
intensely and always displayed prejudice and animosity towards him.
Also, because Gandhi never lowered his head when addressing him, as he
expected, there were always arguments and confrontations.
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 the
professor. The professor said, "Mr. Gandhi, you do not understand. A
pig and a bird do not sit together to eat." Gandhi looked at him as a
parent would a rude child and calmly replied, "You do not worry
professor. I'll fly away," and he went and sat at another table.
Mr. Peters, reddened with rage, decided to take revenge on the next
test paper, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions.
Mr. Peters, unhappy and frustrated, asked him the following question
"Mr. Gandhi, if you were walking down the street and found a package,
and within was a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money,
which one would you take?" Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, "The
one with the money, of course." Mr. Peters, smiling sarcastically,
said, "I, in your place, would have taken wisdom, don't you think?
Gandhi shrugged indifferently and responded, "Each one takes what he
doesn't have."
Mr. Peters, by this time was beside himself and so great was his anger
that he wrote on Gandhi's exam sheet the word "idiot" and gave it to
Gandhi. Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down at his desk trying
very hard to remain calm while he contemplated his next move. A few
minutes later, Gandhi got up, went to the professor and said to him in
a dignified but sarcastically polite tone, "Mr. Peters, you signed the
sheet, but you did not give me the grade."
Wit always wins over anger.
