Gandhi's Glasses

 


Gandi’s glasses recently sold for $340,000 USD at a British auction; more than ten times the pre-auction estimate. The singer Edith Piaf sang about living life looking through rose-colored glasses, "La vie en rose”,  and John Lennon made round-colored lenses his trademark while proposing a perfect world in his song “Imagine”.

We “see” the world out of the lens of our complicated lives and history. Some only see next season’s couture show or exotic vacation. Some see the world colored by past loss or perceived wrongs; impacting every relationship and decision today.

As a young man, Gandhi had many choices but he chose a simple path. While his countrymen were embracing Western clothing and values, he tossed those aside, wearing a plain cotton loincloth. eschewing all but the simplest of food. World leaders, philosophers and thinkers came to seek his wisdom;  his message of change through nonviolence still rings today.

Just think how wonderful the world would be now if everyone could see the world through Gandhi’s simple glasses. It would be the beginning of hope for everyone.


https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/gandhi-glasses-letterbox-scli-gbr-intl/index.html


Ajijic, August 25, 2020


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