Leading is no easy task. Leaders face many challenges and need to take tough decisions. The challenge for a leader is very significant when they need to take a position that is far from popular opinion.
Mahatma Gandhi is a revolutionary leader. He was fighting an oppressive regime and they are very brutal on any protests. Many people lost their lives. Initially people looked down on non violance as a meek way to protest. Gandhi explained to them it is not a passive process. It is active and indeed a bravest way to protest. He said "they can kill you, then they will have your dead body, not your respect". He aroused million of people to join the non violence freedom fighting movement. But there were so many challenges. Even some of Gandhi's followers resorted to violence. There were other leaders who are also fighting for the same cause - the country's freedom - but their methods are very different. Those leaders said that Gandhi's methods are ineffective. They said we should take eye for an eye. Gandhi said "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" Gandhi, a true leader, has firm belief in his principle. So he was able to convince people and lead the movement to victory. Now we see that the principle of non violent protests is used in many other movements.
If you look the political arena around the globe, leaders are faced with many challenges. Be it how to recover a stalled economy or what type of healthcare should a country have or what sort of education system is best for a country's future. These problems are so massive so sometimes leaders need to take measures that can upset a significant population. The leader must take into account the popular opinion and make his case and convince people that why the approach he is proposing is better. Some reasonable compromises can be made, where needed for the betterment of everyone involved. Together with dialogue, we find the optimal path for the solution. There lies the success of a true democracy.
Mahatma Gandhi is a revolutionary leader. He was fighting an oppressive regime and they are very brutal on any protests. Many people lost their lives. Initially people looked down on non violance as a meek way to protest. Gandhi explained to them it is not a passive process. It is active and indeed a bravest way to protest. He said "they can kill you, then they will have your dead body, not your respect". He aroused million of people to join the non violence freedom fighting movement. But there were so many challenges. Even some of Gandhi's followers resorted to violence. There were other leaders who are also fighting for the same cause - the country's freedom - but their methods are very different. Those leaders said that Gandhi's methods are ineffective. They said we should take eye for an eye. Gandhi said "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" Gandhi, a true leader, has firm belief in his principle. So he was able to convince people and lead the movement to victory. Now we see that the principle of non violent protests is used in many other movements.
If you look the political arena around the globe, leaders are faced with many challenges. Be it how to recover a stalled economy or what type of healthcare should a country have or what sort of education system is best for a country's future. These problems are so massive so sometimes leaders need to take measures that can upset a significant population. The leader must take into account the popular opinion and make his case and convince people that why the approach he is proposing is better. Some reasonable compromises can be made, where needed for the betterment of everyone involved. Together with dialogue, we find the optimal path for the solution. There lies the success of a true democracy.
