Gandi’s legend began in 1888, when he traveled to England. There were several
important influences that he encountered here: the Western material style of life, which he
decided not to follow, and in the simple Russian way of living he found. It was here that
he developed a sense of the presence of God in his life and the lives of men. Gandhi then
returned to India and studied law in Bombay, but he quickly denounced it, feeling that it
was immoral and could not satisfy one's conscience. Despite this, he used his schooling to
help plead for Indian settlers in South Africa that were being oppressed by the white
population. His personal experiences, including being ejected from a train, of not being
allowed the same rights as others lead him to begin a movement to help his people. While
in South Africa, Gandhi made himself poor so that he could identify with his the peasants.
He then proceeded to start a colony that consisted of abused laborers. The colony became
very large and many cities were crippled by the lack of laborers. The government reacted
to this by jailing Gandhi several times along with many other of his followers. The war he
fought was one without weapons, already Gandhi was on his way to starting his career of
non-violent campaigns. The main idea behind Gandhi's teachings was non-violence. He
believed that the killing of man or beast is an unforgivable sin. Many who promoted these
teachings of Gandhi simply believed that it was their only option for resisting imperialism
rather than having a moral conviction towards his teachings. He taught that the weapon
that could be used was the conscience of the aggressor. In addition, he taught that one
should act rather be held under subservience. Also, Gandhi strongly believed in upholding
the caste system, believing that a person of one caste should stay a part of that caste. He
also upheld the old Hindu tradition of se
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