Gandhi's life expressed in 4:19 minutes.... impressive.
once upon a time not long ago / there was a boy who would grow and become a great soul /
he lived in India and his name was Gandhi / he believed in human rights and he felt so strongly/
that he made a vow to train himself / he realized first he’d have to change himself /
so he changed his clothes, and decided to walk / some days he practiced silence and refused to talk/
when he was young he studied to be a lawyer / and then he became a great spiritual warrior /
he read from the scriptures of every religion / came to the realization that we’re all God’s children
because he understood that we’re all equal / he became a spokesman for the people
a karma yogi devoted to service / to spread truth & peace was his purpose /
Be the change that you wanna see in the world, just like Gandhi
Gandhi dedicated his life to the cause / even when it meant breaking unjust laws /
he often faced prison and incarceration / but that only strengthened his determination /
he said he would make every sacrifice / but that he would never kill or take a life /
he used his heart instead of his fist / and he taught nonviolence as a way to resist /
a peaceful soldier who used his mind / to fight for the rights of human kind /
but not just people, animals too / his basic teaching “God is Truth” /
he joined Muslims, Seeks, & Hindus / Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and Jews /
all the many paths that lead into / the light that shines bright inside of me and you /
Be the change that you wanna see in the world, just like Gandhi
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” / and it takes more strength and faith to be kind /
with that in mind Gandhi took a stand / against the foreign occupation of his land /
when things got violent Gandhi would fast / not eating for days until the riots would pass /
but the biggest event that made the british halt / is when Gandhi G decided to harvest salt /
the British empire installed a salt tax / and stealing salt was an unlawful act /
so Gandhi and his peeps, took the streets / ten thousand deep they marched to the beach /
but when they arrived they were beaten with clubs / but they didn’t fight back instead they chose love /
the foreign military realized they were wrong / and eventually decided to go home /
you see Gandhi G was a very great leader / but before all that he was shy and meager /
as a young child he was just like you and me / before he became Mahatma Gandhi /
the word “Mahatma? it means great soul / and its inside of us just waiting to unfold /
if you follow your heart and act real bold / next time it’ll be your story that’s told!
Be the change that you wanna see in the world, just like Gandhi
Tamara Milic