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Everyone has heard of Gandhi; he is hot for humanity. So with the following haiku written by Thomastwo, today, I will introduce Gandhi's philosophies:

The chaotic world

Is only a distraction

Faith provides the path

Brothers and sisters

Strive now to bring worldly peace

Let love lead your faith

When you choose a path

Of selfless love for others

Your heart will open
 

The rhetoric in each haiku mimics a similar rhetoric that Gandhi utilized to embed in his people that nonviolence is key and that they should not fear of violence or death. He believed that by letting faith lead the way, a brighter path will be created to the desired goal. His philosophies did lead many leaders to incorporated he works of nonviolence into their demonstrations. Such leaders include Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez: whom we read about in class. Though these leaders hoped to provide an environment where everyone feels safe and optimistic about their future, but in reality, there still was a large group of people who felt endangered and felt like resorting to violence would be more protective. The fear of death for these people remind me of the movie Hereafter: a "story of three people who are touched by death in different ways" (WarnerBros).  After all death is inevitable and life, so fleeting. As Virgina Woolf and Don DeLillo writes: "Nothing I knew had any chance against death" and "every breath you take will have two possible endings."

Don't let death define you.

"Hereafter." - WarnerBros.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2016.