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BLANKETS RATHER THAN MONEY
Gandhiji said that a few more blankets had been
received. A friend came in the afternoon and offered
money or blankets. He asked him to send blankets.
Another., as he was coming to the meeting, offered
him Rs. 500 for the purpose and he accepted it* He
would rather have blankets than money.
NON-VIOLENCE OF THE BRAVE
A good man had been to see him. He had come
from Dehra Dun. The compartment in which he tra-
velled was full of Hindus and Sikhs. A new comer
excited their suspicion. On questioning he said he was
a chamar. But on his arm was a tattoo mark which
showed that he was a Muslim. That was enough. The
man was stabbed and was thrown in the Yamuna.
This good man said that he turned away from the sight.
Gandhiji then twitted him for not intervening to save
the Muslim brother even at the risk of his life. Had he
done soa it was highly probable that the Muslim's life
might have been saved though he might have lost his.
That would have been non-violence of the brave. It was
also probable that his bravery would have infected the
other passengers and they might have joined in the
protest. The good friend admitted that it had not struck
him that way though it should have.
Gandhiji was loth to think that all the passengers
were mischievously inclined though his advice would
still have been the same. - Gandhiji had realized that
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