Perhaps one of the few who truly attained Nirvana.
When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Gandhi, was studying law at the University College of London, there was a professor, whose last name was Peters, who felt animosity for Gandhi, and because Gandhi never lowered his head towards him, their "arguments" were very common.
One day, Mr. Peters was having lunch at the dining room of the University and Gandhi came along with his tray and sat next to the professor.
The professor, in his arrogance, said, "Mr Gandhi: you do not understand... a pig and a bird do not sit together to eat ".
Gandhi replied, "You do not worry professor, I'll fly away ", and he went and sat at another table.
Mr. Peters, green of rage, decided to take revenge on the next test, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions.
Then, Mr. Peters asked him, "Mr Gandhi, if you are walking down the street and find a package, and within it there is a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money; which one will you take?"
Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, "the one with the money, of course".
Mr. Peters, smiling, said, "I, in your place, would have taken the wisdom.
"Each one takes what one doesn't have", responded Gandhi indifferently.
Mr. Peters, already hysteric, wrote on the exam sheet the word "idiot" and gave it to Gandhi.
Gandhii took the exam sheet and sat down.
A few minutes later, he went goes to the professor and said, "Mr. Peters, you signed the sheet, but you did not give me the grade."
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