Many people in the world around us make significant impact on our lives in meaningful ways. Mahatma (great-soul) Gandhi was an obvious choice for me because he was not only a man of the millennium, but also an Indian political and spiritual leader was regarded as the father of independent India. His life was based on his four personal principals: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation. He believed passive resistance and civil disobedience were the most appropriate methods for obtaining political and social goals. By reading his books and listening to his speeches, I was inspired by his integrity, discipline, self-confidence, and determination, which encouraged me to believe in myself and to become a more responsible and distinctive person in life. He was clearly a person who influenced my beliefs, goals and personality which has help me a lot in my life. .
Gandhi always believed in himself and whatever satyagraha ("truth and firmness"), fasting or movement, he did against the British government to get swaraj (home-rule) in India and was always successful. Gandhi believed that if he stated satyagraha in India then he would gain the acceptance of the human welfare. And, he was successful in gaining an objective of human welfare by his own distinctive means of truth, self-control and non-violence. .
This incident inspired me and from that day beyond I started believing in myself and determined not to give up anything in life. For instance, up until 9th grade I had never received an "A" grade in class. But when I entered in 10th grade, I started believing in myself. Using Gandhi's examples, I started believing that if I work much harder and concentrate hundred percent on one thing at a time, then I will receive good grades, which I had never seen before. Indeed, I received good grades. Thus, it helped me to gain self-confidence and determination, which helped me to believe in myself.
