Some thoughts from Gandhi's grand daughter.

At the moments I'm reading a book called the Future of Peace by Scott Hunt. It's a good read and I would recommend it, but for those who don't have time to go through it I'll summarze some things here and there. It also gives me notes to look back at one day.

The forward is by Ela Gandhi's grant daughter. She writes of what he taught her and the conditions necessary to achieve peace.

1. People in power, be it political, economics, religious, or civic need to develop a holistic view of peace. We must be able to share experience and funds, and develop the community's capacity to meet the future.

2. We can not expect government to change things on its own. We are responsible.

3. We need to build a culture of nonvoilence among our children and youth and promote a culture of resistance to injustice.

4. We need to creat a culture of work and recognize dignity of work so we can meet our own needs as well as the whole community's.

5. We need to develop a new identify so that we can be rid of racism and sexism and begin to love all people.

6. We should be vigilant to the needs of the community and lay a foundation for a more equitable society where everyone has access to opportunities.

Lofty goals, but something to think about.