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Mahatma Gandhi - Lead by example!

I have a strange habit of saving stuffs that I feel are interesting enough from various sources and keep it for future reference & the following anecdote about Mahatma Gandhi is one of them. Just wanna share the wisdom! This talks about - "How closely does what you say as a leader align with what you do?" Read on.


In the 1930's there was a young boy who had become addicted to and obsessed with 
eating sugar. His mother decided to get help and took the long and hot journey with her son walking many miles and hours under the scorching sun. 

She finally reached Gandhi and asked him to tell her son to stop eating sugar, it wasn't good for his health. Gandhi replied, "I cannot tell him that. But you may bring him back in a few weeks and then I will talk to him." The mother was confused and upset and took the boy home.

Two weeks later she came back. This time Gandhi looked directly at the boy and said "Boy, you should stop eating sugar. It is not good for your health." The boy nodded his head and promised he wouldn't. The boys mother was puzzled. She asked "Why didn't you tell him that two weeks ago when I brought him here to see you?"

Gandhi smiled and said "Mother, two weeks ago I was eating a lot of sugar myself."

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