Mohan-Mala - Mahatma Gandhi

Mohan-MalaYI, Sept. 1930February 14We are either ignorant or negligent of the divine Law in virtue of which manhas been given only his daily bread and no more, with the result that therearise inequalities with all the misery attendant upon themIbid.February 15The rich have a superfluous store of things which they do not need and whichare, therefore, neglected and wasted; while millions starve and are frozen todeath for want of them. If each retained possession only of what he needed,none would be in want and all would live in contentment.Ibid.February 16As it is, the rich are discontented no less than the poor. The poor man wouldbecome a millionaire and the millionaire a multimillionaire. The poor are oftennot satisfied when they get just enough to fill their stomachs; but they areclearly entitled to it and society should make it a point to see 5that they get it.Ibid.February 17Our civilization, our culture, our Swaraj depend not upon multiplying our wantsself-indulgence, but upon restricting our wants self-denial.YI, 6 Oct. 1921www.mkgandhi.org Page 15