Gandhi my father

Day before yesterday we went to see the movie about Gandhi and his son Hiralal some how i felt that the image people try to portray of Gandhi as great man doesnot gel with me and how acruel a father can be on his children just in the belief that what he is doing is correct Hira lals case is of a typical son who out of respect or fear of hurting could not speak infront of his father andit was too late before he could muster the courage to do so. Gandhi had choosen his path of fighting the britishers but that was no reason why young hiralal was deprived of education. the vision that Gandhi had was after becoming a barrister and traveling around the world. How many persons in that time got the opportunity and still he did not feel the worth of education.

Parents some time in the quest of becoming heroes tread on their children to achieve those heights . No body sees that but always crib that your father was a great man what have you done. they do not bother to see that the statue of greatness is standing on the pedestal of the mortal family members History always unkind to all of them who have made superior sacrifice becuase whater the great man was doing it was his own choosing he was getting the co-operation and sacrifice of others by pure emotional blackmail.

How much one is hurt cannot be understood by others some times one is not even able to share ones pain . There were no shortcomings in the character of Hiralal. He was a devoted son a loving husband and a loving father, His failure at not becoming a barrister pushed him to the condition that he had in the latter years of life for which i think Gandhi should be squarely blamed for not doing enough while time was there.

History keeps on repeating in one form or the other in one family or the other. The patriachs of family should take lessons from this movie and ensure that they donot force their child ito a life of misery