Non- violence a Mean for change
What as human beings have we established when it comes to nonviolence? Have we learned anything from the sacrifice that was given to us? Have we not learned from the bible verse Matthew 5:38, in which it states “Ye have heard that it been said, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: / But I say unto you, that ye resist no evil: but whoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” That says to walk away from violence, this verse has been taken out of context. But, Martin Luther king and Mahatma Gandhi have based their philosophies of peace and nonviolence on this one Bible verse and lived and died by it. And I say why we can’t follow lead.
Both Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. were both different leaders but their beliefs in a nonviolence merged when it came to the Following Bible verse, Matthew 5:38 This verse translates into walk away from violence and resist revenge. But not everyone sees this verse as form of
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Both used nonviolent protest and demonstrations. King explained that being a nonviolent protester does not mean I have to be a pacifist, I have the right to defend myself and my own. Gandhi had the same philosophy he states when it comes to protecting your family and love ones, violence should be used and not to be coward and do nothing during the civil rights movement., rejection of vengeance was taught by Martin Luther King, he meant that, if the oppressor threw a rock at you did not throw one back, resist the temptation and endure the strife. Peace is what we are looking for not retaliation when we protest. Gandhi used Satyagraha and self-purification, Satyagraha was defined by Gandhi as “Devotion of the truth and remaining firm with nonviolence, sacrifice and love.” Self-purification is defined by Gandhi as to rise above and reject all violence, love, hatred, passion in order to purify ones