October 2: Remembering Gandhi

by | Tuesday, October 02, 2012

I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by anyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (10/2/1869 – 1/30/1948)

[Side note: A few years ago I discovered an interesting personal connection to Gandhi. The full story, that speaks to creativity, the nature of the web and can be read here: Gandhi, ambigrams, creativity & the power of small pieces loosely joined. Enjoy.]

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