> Subject: Irony with wisdom: A story about Mahatma Gandhi
> Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 22:59:13 -0500
>
>
> When 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 ", to which Gandhi replies, "You
> do not worry professor, I'll fly away ", and he went and sat at another
> table.
>
> Mr. Peters, green of rage, decides to take revenge on the next test, but
> Gandhi responds brilliantly to all questions. Then, Mr. Peters asked him the
> following question, "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,
> don't you think?"
>
> "Each one take what one doesn't have", responded Gandhi indifferently.
>
> Mr. Peters, already hysteric, writes on the exam sheet the word "idiot" and
> gives it to Gandhi. Gandhi takes the exam sheet and sits down. A few minutes
> later, Gandhi goes to the professor and says, "Mr. Peters, you signed the
> sheet, but you did not give me the grade."
>
>
> When 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 ", to which Gandhi replies, "You
> do not worry professor, I'll fly away ", and he went and sat at another
> table.
>
> Mr. Peters, green of rage, decides to take revenge on the next test, but
> Gandhi responds brilliantly to all questions. Then, Mr. Peters asked him the
> following question, "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,
> don't you think?"
>
> "Each one take what one doesn't have", responded Gandhi indifferently.
>
> Mr. Peters, already hysteric, writes on the exam sheet the word "idiot" and
> gives it to Gandhi. Gandhi takes the exam sheet and sits down. A few minutes
> later, Gandhi goes to the professor and says, "Mr. Peters, you signed the
> sheet, but you did not give me the grade."