Character Central
Leo
Character Central, Leo speakin’.
Dane
Could I speak with Mohandas Gandhi?
Leo
You want the Mahatma?
Dane
Yes, please.
Leo
Mohandas – phone’s for you!! Who do I charge this to?
Dane
Could you use the Bill Gates card?
Leo
This is Bill Gates?
Dane
No, just use that card I found.
Leo
Oh, is this dat Abundance guy again?
Dane
Yes, this is Dane Allred.
Leo
You know, someday Bill Gates is gonna notice these charges on his card.
Dane
Yes, that’s probably true.
Gandhi
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.
Dane
Mr. Gandhi? Sorry about the card thing.
Gandhi
Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
Dane
Yes. But you have helped the world make progress.
Gandhi
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Dane
And you won with non-violence. What do you think of Western Civilization?
Gandhi
I think it would be a good idea.
Dane
That’s very funny. We should become civilized.
Gandhi
If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.
Dane
Yes, a good sense of humor is valuable. You are very tolerant.
Gandhi
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.
Dane
So you are saying we should…
Gandhi
Hate the sin, love the sinner.
Dane
No matter what religious background?
Gandhi
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
Dane
I know you have studied Christianity.
Gandhi
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
Dane
Yes, I can understand that perspective.
Gandhi
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem.
Dane
So you think we all have a part in solving problems of the world?
Gandhi
Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.
Dane
But I do think I am doing some important things.
Gandhi
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
Dane
You’re saying I need to remake myself?
Gandhi
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Dane
Yes, you are probably best known for that idea.
Gandhi
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
Dane
I can see why so many people are inspired by your vision.
Gandhi
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
Dane
Ha! I think that was a joke, but if it wasn’t…
Gandhi
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Dane
How true. You do have faith in us as a people, then.
Gandhi
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Dane
So you really do believe in equality of all people.
Gandhi
I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
Dane
Another joke!! I think that’s a great place to end. Thank you, Mohandas Gandhi, sometimes called “The Father”, Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
Dane
Yes, um, thank you again. This is Dane Allred with Mohandas Gandhi from Character Central.
Gandhi
I thought this was Bill Gates. Leo, you told me this was Bill Gates….
Dane
That’s Abundance.
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