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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Compassion
- Mahatma Gandhi
hapter 2 Persistence
- Martin Luther King
apter 3 Generosity
- Princess Diana
hapter 4 Courage
- Nelson Mandela
hapter 5 Resilience
William Wilberforce
hapter 6 Assertiveness
apter 7 Imagination
- John Lennon
apter 8 Adaptability
- Maya Angelou
apter 9 Mindfulness
- Thich Nhat Hanh
pter 10 Determination
- Helen Keler
Mahatma Gandhi
His Superpower: Compassion
Mahatma Gandhi
WhatdidGandhido?
Gandhi was the first world leader to fight for political and social justice while advocating for nonviolence movement
Mohandas Gandhi is one of the most famous leaders and champions for justice in the world.
He organized several non-violent protests to promote social progress in India His campaigns aimed to ease poverty, expand women’s rights, build religious and ethnic harmony and eliminate the injustices of the caste system* in India During these protests, large groups of people would do things like refusing to work, sitting in the streets and peacefully disrupting Social Life
Full Name:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Born:October 2, 1869 in India
Died:January30, 1948
Best Known for:Organising non-violent protests
Mahatma
Gandhiinspiredmillionsof Indiansasalivingexamplewith hislifeinsimplicity,kindness andlove.Forthisreasonhewas giventhehonorifictitleMahatma whichmeans"GreatSoul,".The nameMahatmaGandhiisnow oneofthemostuniversally recognizedonearth
ThePowerof NonViolence
Mahatma Gandhi is known in the whole world for his principles of non-violence. He fought for India's independence from British rule without using any violet tactic. He demanded from his followers to stay loyal to their aim of a non-violent movement in order to succeed their goal. In his memory and honor, today “International Day of Non-Violence” is observed worldwide.
HisSuperpower: Compassion
GandhiattendedlawschoolinLondonand wasfamousamongthefacultyforhisbad handwriting.
Be the change you want to see in the World.
* A c a s t e s y s t e m i s a t y p e o f s o c i e t y b u i l t o n a h i e r a r c h y
Gandhiisconsidered oneofthemost remarkablemenof20th centurymostlybecause hisactionswerefocused incompassion.Gandhi wasalsoverycaringto othersandconstantly tryingtoalleviatetheir suffering.
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Both Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela have credited Gandhi as a source of inspiration in their struggles to achieve equal rights for their people.
ThePowerof Forgiveness
MahatmaGandhihadalsoan extraordinaryabilitytoforgivepeople thatmighthavehurthiminanyway. Hewasthrownintojail, humiliatedby hisenemies;beateninthestreets; manypeopleconspiredtokillhim andmanyassassinationswere attemptedonhislife.Howeverhehad thepowertoforgivethemall.
Despitethefactthat hewasn’tagreat oratorandhedidn’t haveaveryattractive physique;hehad greatmotivational skills.
Gandhiwasputin prisonseveraltimes fororganizing protests.Hewould oftenfast(noteat) whilehewasin prison.
Gandhiwas bornand raisedhere
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win”
Mahatma Gandhi is a man that changed the world with his compassion, vision, tolerance, and patience. Mahatma Gandhi is a great reminder of how one person can inspire a community, a nation, and the world. Gandhi led by example and refused to dress any other way than what he thought was right for him and his mission.
*Kurta: a loose collarless shirt.
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R e a l s t o r y o f G a n d h i ' s L i f e
Gandhi-Challenge
What can you do?
Onthenextpagesyouhaveto:
Try meditation For the next 5 days every morning sit for 5 minutes quietly doing nothing!
And write down any interesting feelings you had
Offer your services to a family member
Whenyoucompleteatask, comebackandtickthe appropriatesquare.Keepin minditdoesn'tmatterhowlong ittakesaslongasyouhave completedit!
Complete the Give Away - Challenge
Try non eating. For three hours every day try not eating anything (apart from water) to see how Gandhi felt during his hunger strikes
Make the following quote as colourful as you can!
Remember!
Colouring pages can improve your patience and concentration skills.
Bethechange youwanttosee intheWorld myLifeis My message -Gandhi
Practise: Compassion
Howmanythingscanyougiveaway? Helpthepeoplewhoneedyourhelp andcompletesuccessfullytheactivity! Everyitemonthelistbelowgetsa
GiveAway Let'ssharewhatwehave!
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Try Meditation
For
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for
next 5 days every morning sit
5 minutes quietly doing nothing!
Activity Slowly let the air out of the balloon (through the nose) as you release the breath from the belly. Bestillandobserve what'shappeningin yourmind Start to take a slow, deep breath to fill your belly up with air, as if you’re trying to blow up a big balloon. Expand your belly as much as you can Feel your entire body relax each time they exhale Relax your body and begin to take deep inhales and slow exhales through the nose Writedownany interestingfeelings youhad: Continue for several minutes 1 2 3 4 5 Day 1
Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Give Away - Challenge
Weallhavethingsthatwedon'tneedinourwardrobes.Fromboard gamestoclothesandshoesyoudefinitelyhavesomethingswhichare similar,someclothesyourarelywearorhavenotwornforyears.Well, don'tyouthinkthatitistimetostartgivingandpractisesharing.
Give Away
RememberthatGandhi wastryingtogiveallhis belongingstothepoorand thehelpless.
Let's share what we have!
How many things can you give away? Help the people who need your help and complete successfully the activity! Every item on the list below gets a certain number of points. Try to give as much as you can in order to achieve the highest possible score.
Board game: 14 points
T-shirt: 10 points
Shoes: 11 points
Video game: 25 points
Book: 12 point
Toys: 10 points
Trousers: 10 points
Hat: 8 points
You have one week to complete the challenge! You can also invite a friend to complete the challenge with you.
Your Score:
100
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Activity
Offer your services to a family member
MahatmaGandhipassionforcompassionwasexpressedinmanyanddifferent ways.Manyaccountsofthetimespeakforthisfeature.Hewaswillingtogoastep furtherinordertoteachsomeonealessonortohelpsomeone
Trytocompleteasmanytasks(andasmanytimes) asyoucanfromthechallengesbellow: Ticktheboxeverytimeyoucompletethe appropriatetaskofeachchallenge
Challenge1
Spendtimewithsomeonewho needsyourhelporjustyour company.
Offertomakeateaforthem
"The very first step in non-violence is that we cultivate in our daily life, as between ourselves, truthfulness, humility, tolerance, loving kindness"
Mahatma Gandhi
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Offertobringthemwaterorjuice, Offertogivethemamassageto helpthemrelax.
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Practise: Compassion
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45 MINUTES FASTING (NON-EATING) CHALLENGE
CAN YOU COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE?
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Day 1
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You can drink as much water as you like:
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My message
Life is -Gandhi
Martin Luther King
His Superpower: Persistence
MartinLuther King
What did King do?
Martin Luther King led the civil rights movement in America in the 1960s He fought to end racial segregation (separate public facilities for blacks and whites) in the southern United States He organised and led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of African Americans and he became a symbol of persistent fighting against all odds. He is considered one of the great orators of modern times, and his speeches still inspire many to this day
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Fullname:MichaelKingJunior
Born:January15,1929inUSA
Died:April4,1968
Bestknownfor: AdvancingtheCivil RightsMovementandhis"IHavea Dream"speech.
HisSuperpower:
Martin Luther King's Birthday is celebrated as a NationalDayin USA. George Washington is the only other American to have had his birthdayobserved as a Nationalholiday.
Kingwasimprisoned nearly30times.Hewasarrestedfor actsofcivildisobedienceandonfalse accusations Hewasstonedbyhis enemiesandhewasphysically attacked King'shousewasbombed bypro-segregationgroups.Hewas alsoplacedundersecretsurveillance bytheFBI.
Didyouknow?
Persistence
MartinLutherKingwasacivilrights activistwholedthecivilrights movementintheUnitedStates.
John Lewis
Whitney Young Jr
The time is always right to do what is right!
Malcolm
X Roy Wilkins
King entered college at the age of 15 Y o u c a n g o o g l e t h e s e B l a c k a c t i v i s t s w h o a l s o h e l p C i v i l R i g h t s M o v e m e n t g r e a t l y l i k e K i n g . T r y t o f i n d t h e i r l i n k t o M a r t i n L u t h e r K i n g , t o u n d e r s t a n d h o w e v e r y o n e w a s c o n n e c t e d t o h i m .
Bayard Rustin
Rosa Parks
Hosea Williams
WhatshowKing'spersistenceand determinationwasthefactthathe alsohadtoconfronthisfatherin ordertojointhecivilright movementbecausehisfatherwas notinaccordancetohisson antisegregationinvolvement. King'sfatheralsoreferredtohimas adisgracetothefamily.
Kingtriedhardtocreateanon violentmovementasGandhidid.
Hewasconstantlytryingto convince youngblackpeoplethe reasonwhytheyshouldshowa greatcommitmenttonon-violence protestsandconfrontanyviolence usedagainstthemwithpassive resistance.
HereceivedtheNobelPeacePrize in1964.
MartinLutherKingJr. nominatedThichNhat HạnhfortheNobel PeacePrizein1967.
Kingwaswellknownforhis abilitytobeinspiring.He motivatedAfrican-Americans toorganizeresistancein marchesthatattracted nationalandinternational attentionandasaresult promotedtheircause.
Hewasalsovery
Despitethehostilityof powerfulopponentssuchas theFBIandmany politicalgroups;despitethe assassination'sattemptand theseveralimprisonments
MartinLutherKinggrew mentallyfacingallthese challenges
*Segregation means keeping separate blacks and whites in schools, hospitals, restaurants, parks and libraries.
Persistence meansnot givingupwhen facedwitha challenge
I have decided to stick to love... Hate is too great a burden to bear!
Martin Luther King was attacked by a political opponent with a knife. He was stabbed at the level of his heart but miraculously he survived. However from this incident a beautiful part of his speech "I have a dream" was created.
1958 In 1958
R e a l s t o r y o f M a r t i n L u t h e r K i n g ' s L i f e
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Martin Luther King - Challenge
comebackandtickthe appropriatesquare.Keepin minditdoesn'tmatterhowlong ittakesaslongasyouhave completedit! Practise: Persistence Find a Younger Friend who has some kind of difficulty and offer them your help. They might need your help to complete their Homework, to clean their room or to learn new skills Create a vision Board What can you do? Write down your dreams Write how you would feel if you achieved your aims. Onthenextpagesyouhaveto:
Whenyoucompleteatask,
Make the following quote as colourful as you can! Complete the Beloved - Activity Remember! Colouringpagescan improveyour patienceand concentrationskills. OntheNextpageyouwillfindatemplate foraVisionBoardthatyouhaveto completeinordertoidentifyyourdreams soyouwillmakethemhappen Rememberyoualso havetodoyourbest inSchool personhas dreams . on toraintheright Νο your your ―MatinLutherKingJ
Be Love - Activity
BELOVEisagrowingmovementofcourageous actstoachievejustice.
BE LOVE is a movement which aims to help society answer three critical questions facing humanity:
Who must we be?
What must we do?
The King Center is leading the way to answer these questions.
What are we to accomplish?
Their work is grounded in the iconic words of Dr. Martin Luther King:
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice."
We can only achieve the Beloved Community by working every day to put it into practice.
It is not enough to learn it; We must live it.
So... Pledge to BE LOVE.
Activity
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(1)
"Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.”
If you want to take the first step to be a part of the BeLoved community you need to read carefully the following statement, copy it once on a different page, understand it well and head to the King Center website to sign this declaration!
Here is the statement of the BeLoved Community of "The King Center":
I acknowledge three things:
( 1 )
The violence, oppression, inequity, injustice, and hate in our world has to stop.
( 2 )
“Let us live together in peace and love in a Beloved Community.”
I have a responsibility and role to play in creating social change for a more just, humane, equitable, and peaceful world.
( 3 )
The decision is mine whether to do nothing in this moment, or to have the courage to stand up for justice.
And I have made my decision.
Starting today, I make a personal choice to BE LOVE.
I pledge to allow love to drive my thoughts, words, decisions, and actions, and honor the humanity of every individual.
I pledge to speak the truth to power in love.
I pledge to focus on defeating injustice and not destroying the person. I pledge to support leaders who demonstrate a love for humanity.
I pledge to promote unity and refuse to perpetuate or magnify division.
“Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.”
I pledge to demonstrate a life of courage, care, and compassion as I boldly confront anything that stands in opposition to love.
By signing this pledge, I’m helping to create what Dr. Martin Luther King called The Beloved Community.
https://thekingcenter.org/belove/
― Martin Luther King
― Martin Luther King
Create a Vision Board
YourSuperpower:Dreamer Family Health
Love Progress Success Write down your dreams Activity
Fyour Beelings oard Family Love Progress Success Health Attitude Abundance Graditude Happiness Confidence Write how you would feel if you achieved your aims By feeling Graditude, Abundance, Confidence and Happiness before achieving your aims then you will achieve them more easily! Now Re-Write your aims/dreams in brief and quickly focus on the second column. Nowstartfeelingthatyouhave madeit. Feeltheemotionsinthe "HowIwouldfeellist"evenifyou didn'tachievethemyet! Activity
Start feeling like you have made it! Create
Help a younger
Find a Friend (preferably younger than you) who has some kind of difficulty and offer them your help. They might need your help to complete their Homework, to clean their room or to learn a new skill.
Keeptrackontheyoungerfriendsyouhelped,theirneedsand thekindofhelpyouofferedthem:
Which friend needed your help?
What help did they need?
Friend 1:
What kind of help you have offered?
What else can you do for them?
Friend 2:
Friend 3:
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