An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth
by Mahatma Gandhi
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M.K. Gandhi’s life, summarized in animated format
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This animated book review and summary begins with Gandhi’s childhood, including interesting tidbits such as his secret (from his parents) experiment with eating goat meat for a year, his marriage at age 13, and his stealing coins from the servants to buy cigarettes. Shy by nature but with a natural curiosity and interest in experimentation, we see young Gandhi evolve into a father, a lawyer, the leader of an intentional community, and finally the founder of a nonviolence movement.
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Reviewer describes and recommends book in talking-head format
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Saying he was pleasantly surprised to find that Mahatma Gandhi’s book is not so much about religion but rather about continuing to experiment with every aspect of life and to search for truth, the reviewer concludes that being truthful “is not that easy.” He says the book follows the struggle between Gandhi’s internal beliefs and external actions. The reviewer’s main take-away from the book is to “keep trying different approaches in life.”
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