In the morning inside at Kaldi’s
I visited with a former student
Nineteen years old
One of the strongest people I know
“Strength does not come from
Physical capacity
It comes from
An indomitable will”
In the afternoon outside at Kaldi’s
I was visited by a former student
Twenty years old
One of the most courageous people I know
“The satyagrahi uses trust, support, sympathy-
And, if necessary, her readiness to suffer-
To gradually open up the heart of the adversary
And disarm her opposition”
When I hear their stories
I realize that satyagraha-
Gandhi’s “holding onto truth”-
Has been their daily way of being
–quotations from Mohandas K. Gandhi
