The Great Soul

"The one who breaks out of the cage of the "I" and "My" is forever immortal. He who is a slave to his egoism and temptations is a poor deplorable devil." This is the word of Mahatma Gandhi - The Great Soul. In preparation for India, film documentaries, books and lectures are consumed by our appetite-rich minds...or at least mine. I find the teachings and life of Gandhi the most appealing and can't wait to meet the freedom fighters who spent time in jail with him for his philosophies. India is obsessed by religion, plagued by naturally disasters and overpopulated beyond a billion, a child is born every single second. Still, Gandhi's teachings of selflessness and love permeate this spiritual culture. In his search for truth and higher learning Gandhi always had hope for the helpless and mercy for the cruel. It's the Dalits or the untouchables who I'll be videotaping for the documentary. Dalits are the lowest in the caste system and even though globalization has helped the middle classes, Dalits have suffered as a result. There's even a chance I'll be spending the night in a lonely floorless hut, one like Gandhi's. Gandhi, a truth seeker, an aesthetic, a nonviolent man who died with 3 bullets to the chest. I sure hope I can do this country and the memory of this man justice.