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| M K Gandhi LLB (London) |
In the early twentieth century, MK Gandhi must have a man most travelled in India. Growing up in the fringes of a sleepy seaside town of Porbandar over looking the Arabian Sea with many nights dreaming of what lies beyond the horizon, Gandhi by 40 had spend a size able amount of formative years of his lifetime in 3 continents - Asia, Europe, Africa (India, England and Durban).
He returned to India in 1915 with a wealth of experience after living in guilt after the death of his father before his travel, living true to the divine promise he had made with his mother concerning consumption of alcohol and meat in a land beyond the 'black sea' (kalapani) and the brutal treatment of himself in the hands of oppressors despite his qualification of foreign degree in matters of the law.
Having seen more than what an average man who see in three life times at that era, he, entered a chaotic land with burning desire for self rule. The rest that followed is, as they say, history made for mankind to follow and argue for the rest of his civilisation.
So, there must be more than one way to look at this. Sayib Kutb also had the chance to see the world. He, a school inspector, was sent to the US to learn ways to improve the education system in Egypt. Unlike Gandhi who tried to see the positive aspects of society to bring back to his own society, like social acceptance of various classes, Kutb only saw the negatives. Kutb saw a hedonistic mindless society who only pursued self gratification. He went home and helped to develop a fire brand resistance movement - Brotherhood of Islam.
Some blend into the new found society well. Others remain contended in their own cocoon and mix amongst their own selves. They try to find a reason for their action. They justify. The justification soon reach a level where they actually more superior to the people around them. That is when the problem starts!
He returned to India in 1915 with a wealth of experience after living in guilt after the death of his father before his travel, living true to the divine promise he had made with his mother concerning consumption of alcohol and meat in a land beyond the 'black sea' (kalapani) and the brutal treatment of himself in the hands of oppressors despite his qualification of foreign degree in matters of the law.
Having seen more than what an average man who see in three life times at that era, he, entered a chaotic land with burning desire for self rule. The rest that followed is, as they say, history made for mankind to follow and argue for the rest of his civilisation.
So, there must be more than one way to look at this. Sayib Kutb also had the chance to see the world. He, a school inspector, was sent to the US to learn ways to improve the education system in Egypt. Unlike Gandhi who tried to see the positive aspects of society to bring back to his own society, like social acceptance of various classes, Kutb only saw the negatives. Kutb saw a hedonistic mindless society who only pursued self gratification. He went home and helped to develop a fire brand resistance movement - Brotherhood of Islam.
Some blend into the new found society well. Others remain contended in their own cocoon and mix amongst their own selves. They try to find a reason for their action. They justify. The justification soon reach a level where they actually more superior to the people around them. That is when the problem starts!
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