Once upon a time not long ago
There was a boy who would grow & become a great soul
He lived in India and his name was Gandhi
He believed in human rights & he felt so
Strongly
That he made a vow to train himself because he realized first he'd have to
Change himself
He changed his clothes & decided to walk
Some days he practiced
Silence and refused to talk
When he was young he studied to be a lawyer
And then he
Became a great spiritual warrior
He read from the scriptures of every religion
Came to
The realization that we're all God's children
Because he understood that we're all equal
He became a spokesman for the people
A karma yogi devoted to service to spread truth
& Peace was his purpose
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world, just like Gandhi
Gandhi dedicated his life to the cause
Even when it meant breaking unjust laws
He often faced prison and incarceration
But that only strengthened his determination
He said he would make every sacrifice
But that he would never kill or take a life
He used his heart instead of his fist
And he taught non-violence as the way to resist
A peaceful soldier who used his mind
To fight for the rights of human kind
But not just people, animals too
And his basic teaching "God is Truth"
He joined Muslims, Sikhs, & Hindus
Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and Jews
All the many paths that lead into
The light that shines bright inside of me and you
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world, just like Gandhi
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" and it takes more strength and faith
To be kind
With that in mind Gandhi took a stand
Against the foreign occupation of
His land
When things got violent Gandhi would fast
Not eating for days until the riots
Would pass
But the biggest event that made the British halt
Is when Gandhi-ji decided
To harvest salt
The British empire installed a salt tax
And stealing salt was an unlawful
Act
So Gandhi and his peeps, took the streets ten thousand deep they marched to the
Beach
But when they arrived they were beaten with clubs
But they didn't fight back
Instead they chose love
The British military realized they were wrong
And eventually
Decided to go back home
You see, Gandhi-ji was a very great leader
But before all that
He was shy & meager
As a young child he was just like you and me
Before he became
Mahatma Gandhi
The word "Mahatma" it means great soul
And its inside of us just
Waiting to unfold
If you follow your heart and act real bold
Next time it'll be your
Story that's told!
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world, just like Gandhi